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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gnat | any of various small biting flies: midges |
| gnaw | bite or chew on with the teeth |
| antelope | graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward |
| acres | extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use |
| shaggy | used of hair |
| stowaway | a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage |
| dismay | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| roam | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| beagle | a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound |
| knickers | (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women |
| forecast | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop |
| ticklish | difficult to handle |
| daredevil | a reckless impetuous irresponsible person |
| raw | informal terms for nakedness |
| sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period |
| wren | a very small, brown bird |
| comb | the act of drawing a comb through hair |
| wreath | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes |
| lamb | young sheep |
| cucumber | cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable |
| cupboard | a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
| trout | any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons |
| chorus | a group of people assembled to sing together |
| county | a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government |
| plow | a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing |
| drowsy | half asleep |
| fern | any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward |
| saucer | a disk used in throwing competitions, or a place to put your tea cup |
| ginger | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant |
| freight | goods carried by a large vehicle |
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