| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bracken | large coarse fern often several feet high |
| forlorn | pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment |
| veld | elevated open grassland in southern Africa |
| arum | any plant of the family Araceae |
| dell | a small wooded hollow |
| wattle | a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards |
| ponder | reflect deeply on a subject |
| sullenly | resentfully; gloomily |
| reconcile | bring into consonance or accord |
| compelled | forced, forced |
| squatter | someone who settles on land without right or title |
| bewildered | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements |
| parson | a person authorized to conduct religious worship |
| desolate | pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment |
| contemplate | consider as a possibility |
| cunningly | in an artful manner, in an artful manner |
| contrive | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort |
| contrite | feeling regret for a fault or offence |
| amend | set straight or right |
| symposium | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations |
| dwindling | a becoming gradually less |
| vagabond | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| vestments | a garment, especially a robe worn to show rank or office |
| transfigure | change completely the nature or appearance of |
| prodigal | recklessly wasteful |
| amendment | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) |
| bereave | deprive through death |
| devastating | wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction |
| absolve | grant remission of a sin to; let off the hook |
| assessor | an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it |
| implicate | incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime |
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