Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
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29 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 avalanche | a great mass of ice, earth, or snow mixed with rocks, sliding down a mountain |
| avalanche | a great amount of something |
| blizzard | a heavy snowstorm with strong winds |
| challenge | to invite others to take part in a contest |
| challenge | to cause a person to use a lot of skill and effort |
| challlenge | to question or to argue against, especially when something is unfair or unjust |
| challenge | an interesting task or problem; something that takes skill or effort |
| challenge | a call to take part in a contest |
| conquer | to get the better of |
| conquer | to defeat |
| conquest | the act of defeating |
| crevice | a deep, narrow opening in rock caused by a split or crack |
| foolhardy | unwisely bold or daring |
| lure | to tempt or attract with the promise of something good |
| lure | something that attracts |
| lure | artificial bait used for fishing |
| makeshift | a temporary and usually less strong replacement |
| makeshift | used as a temporary replacement |
| optimist | one who looks at things in the most positive way; a cheerful, hopeful person |
| optimistic | cheerful; hopeful |
| optimism | a feeling of hope of cheerfulness |
| previous | earlier; happened before |
| route | the path that must be followed to get to a place |
| route | a fixed course of area assigned to a sales or delivery person |
| summit | the highest part; the top |
| summit | a conference or meeting of the top leaders of governments |
| terse | short and to the point |
| thwart | to block or defeat the plans or efforts of |
| vertical | running straight up and down; upright |
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