WordMasters 6th Blue All Meets Words
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75 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| russet | brown with a reddish tinge, coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth, any apple skins in that color |
| accomplice | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
| err | to make a mistake or be incorrect |
| indomitable | unconquerable; impossible to dominate |
| serenity | a disposition free from stress or emotion |
| exclude | prevent from being included or considered or accepted |
| fallible | capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate |
| clique | an exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest |
| foil | to defeat; to keep from gaining some end; a thin sheet of metal; a light fencing sword; a person or thing serving as a contrast to another |
| secluded | providing privacy or seclusion |
| tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar |
| founder | To sink below the water; to fail completely; to go lame (of horses), the person who starts something |
| shifty | characterized by insincerity or deceit, untrustworthy |
| furrow | long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin |
| hoodwink | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, trick, mislead |
| verdant | green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement; lush with vegetation |
| blemish | a mark or stain that damages the appearance of something; a weakness or flaw |
| lure | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
| extensive | extended widely in space, time, or scope. |
| horde | a large group or crowd, especially one on the move |
| surrender | give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another |
| flamboyant | showy, flashy, vivid or dramatic |
| glen | a small valley usually long, narrow, and with steep sides |
| entourage | the group following and attending to some important person, retinue |
| resolve | determination; resolution; firmness of purpose |
| doughty | brave, courageous, valiant |
| crest | reach a high point, a showy growth of feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal, in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet |
| ostracize | snub, to banish, to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| convivial | occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company, festive, sociable, having fun together, genial |
| furbelow | ruffle, flounce, or other trim on women's clothing, showy ornamentation, such as spangles on a dancer's costume |
| disfigure | To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of. |
| gullible | easily tricked because of being too trusting |
| crony | a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
| repel | cause to move back by force or influence, reject outright and bluntly |
| luxuriant | produced or growing in extreme abundance, verdant |
| hermit | a person who lives a solitary lifestyle |
| inveigle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| sinister | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation |
| affect | have an effect upon |
| benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| cavalcade | procession, parade on horseback or in carriages |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
| ploy | a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent |
| infect | contaminate with a disease or microorganism, affect in a contagious way |
| stark | harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
| retinue | group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person, entourage |
| solace | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment |
| roil | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of |
| pernicious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| salve | anything that remedies or heals or soothes, save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
| distort | alter the shape of (something) by stress |
| turbulent | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination |
| fissure | a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes, break into fine cracks, a long narrow opening |
| snub | ostracize, a refusal to recognize someone you know, reject outright and bluntly |
| artless | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings |
| shrine | a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person |
| garble | make false by mutilation or addition |
| wan | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network, become pale and sickly |
| rampage | violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled or destructive |
| defile | spot, stain, or pollute |
| staid | serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct, settled; of quiet disposition; sedate |
| foray | an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence), briefly enter enemy territory |
| culminate | to reach a high point of development; to end, climax |
| ruddy | reddish color often associated with outdoor life |
| burgher | an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town. |
| thwart | a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat, hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| rampant | threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread |
| drivel | saliva spilling from the mouth, a worthless message |
| perturb | throw into great confusion or disorder |
| cunning | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
| vagabond | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
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