| Term | Definition |
|---|
| caress | tender or loving touch; light stroking; embrace; kiss |
| consume | to use up; devour |
| expose | uncover; bare to the cold, air, rain etc. deprive of shelter, left unprotected |
| flounder | struggle awkwardly to move or to obtain footing proceed clumsily; wallow |
| gait | manner of walking; running, or moving foot; pace |
| instinct | inborn inclination, gift; natural talent |
| intimacy | closely acquainted or associated, familiarity |
| menacing | threatening; appearing likely to cause harm; endangering |
| singe | burn superficially or slightly; scorch |
| thaw | rid of chilling, numbness, other effects of extreme coldness, melt |
| admonish | warn of fault; reprove gently but seriously |
| approbation | commendation; praise; official approval |
| arbitrary | 1. not restrained or limited in excercising power; ruling by absolute authority dictatorial; despotic 2. marked by or resulting from the unrestrained or tyrannical use of power |
| censure | criticize harshley; find fault with; blame |
| flimsy | lacking strength or solidity; weak; inadequate |
| ingenious | 1. clever; original; inventive; resourceful 2. conceived or done in an original or clever manenr |
| libel | injure a person's reputation by a false statement printed or written; give an unflattening or damaging picture; defame |
| resent | feel or show annoyance or indignation at |
| tedious | tiresome because of length or dullness; boring |
| vain | excessively proud at one's looks or abilities; conceited |
| affliction | anything causing continued mental, or physical suffering distress; woe; calamity |
| asylum | invioble place of refuge; shelter; protection; sanctuary |
| countenance | 1. expression on a person's face that shows feelings or character; face; visage; appearance 2. appearance or expression seeming to approve; encouragement; support; sanction |
| despise | look down on with contempt; scorn; disdain; loathe |
| hideous | horribly ugly; repulsive; frightful |
| hospitable | showing hospitality (friendliness and kindness to guests and stranger) 2. open; receptive |
| humane | showing sympathy and consideration for other human beings for animals; humanitation; beneviolent |
| liberate | set at liberty; release from bondage or imprisonment; free; release |
| sundry | various and diverse; miscellaneous; several |
| tranquil | free from agitation or disturbance; calm; peaceful; serene |
| adoration | act of adoring (loving fervently); devoted love; worship |
| anticipation | act of anticipating (looking forward); picturing before hand a future event; expectation |
| bliss | perfect happiness; joy; ecstasy |
| climax | highest or most intense point in the development of something; culmination |
| glisten | shine with subdued light, as from a wet surface; sparkle; glitter |
| listless | showing no interest or inclination in exerting oneself; languid; spiritless |
| obliterate | destroy all trace of; make undecipherable; blot out; erase |
| panorama | 1. picture unrolled before a spectator, giving the impression of a continuous view 2. full and unobstructed view of an extensive area 3. range |
| source | 1. place or person from which something comes; arises or is obtained; origin; beginning; cause 2. beginning or point of origin, of a stream or river |
| trite | used or occuring so often as to have lost freshness and force; lacking originality; stale |
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