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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 terrain | (n.) the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical features or fitness for some use |
| bask | (v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
| husky | (adj.) rugged and strong; burly or hoarse or deep as in a "husky voice" |
| objection | feeling of being against something; disapproval; a dislike |
| wallow | (v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse |
| pristine | (adj.) pure; completely clean and uncontaminated |
| ascent | (n) the act of changing location in an upward direction (v) act of moving upward; an upward slope |
| muffle | (v.) To deaden the sound of, as by wrapping |
| boisterous | (adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited |
| peer | (n.) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group, (v.)To look closely; to stare, especially at something that is hard to see or to understand. |
| amplify | (v) increase in size, volume or significance |
| harsh | (adj) rough and unpleasant to the senses; causing pain; cruel |
| larder | (n) pantry; place where food is kept |
| disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| sedate | (adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer |
| climate | (n) the pattern of weather over a long period of time. |
| swarm | (v) To move in large numbers (n) A large, moving crowd or mass. |
| fruitless | (adj.) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
| shingle | (n) roofing material made of thin, oblong pieces of material, usually wood, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof and sides of structure (n) coarse beach gravel of small water-worn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel) |
| probe | (v) question or examine thoroughly and closely |
| rugged | (adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
| glimpse | (n) a very brief, passing look; (v)to look briefly |
| curb | (v) to restrain or control |
| barren | (adj.) producing little or no vegetation; incapable of producing offspring; unproductive; sterile |
| scale | (n)a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals;the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; a measuring instrument for weighing; an ordered reference standard (v), pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard; reach the highest point of |
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