Flashcards: Word Masters 1
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jcantillon on October 11, 2011
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Word List number 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 terrain | a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential |
| bask | be exposed, derive or receive pleasure from |
| husky | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion, breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog |
| objection | the act of protesting |
| wallow | an indolent or clumsy rolling about, delight greatly in |
| pristine | immaculately clean and unused |
| ascent | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| muffle | conceal or hide, a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature |
| boisterous | noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline, violently agitated and turbulent |
| peer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| amplify | increase the volume of |
| harsh | used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering |
| larder | a small storeroom for storing foods or wines |
| disperse | move away from each other |
| sedate | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to, dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises |
| climate | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time |
| swarm | a group of many insects, move in large numbers |
| fruitless | unproductive of success |
| shingle | a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g., building material used as siding or roofing |
| probe | an investigation conducted using a probe instrument, an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
| rugged | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction, very difficult |
| glimpse | a quick look |
| curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess, an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) |
| barren | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, not bearing offspring |
| scale | size or measure according to a scale, a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals, reach the highest point of |