| Term | Definition |
|---|
| trailblaxer | someone who prepares the way for others who follow: as a : PATHFINDER b : 1PIONEER 1 |
| quaver | 1TREMBLE ,to utter sound in trembling unsteady tones,a trembling sound |
| silken | 1 : made of or with silk,2 : resembling silk especially in soft smooth feel |
| orchard | 1 : a place where fruit or nut trees are grown 2 : the trees in an orchard |
| pluck | 1 a : to pull or pick off or out 2 : to move or separate forcibly : SNATCH 3 : to play by pulling the strings |
| lavish | 1 : spending or giving more than is necessary : EXTRAVAGANT 2 : spent, produced, or given freely |
| hobo | a homeless and usually penniless wanderer : TRAMP |
| ramble | 1 : to move from place to place for no special reason 2 : to talk or write without a clear purpose or point 3 : to grow or extend irregularly |
| dappled | marked with numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background |
| texture | 1 : the structure, feel, and appearance of something 2 : a quality that identifies something |
| harvest | 1 : the season when crops are gathered 2 : the gathering of a crop |
| slight | 1 a : having a slim or delicate build : not stout b : lacking in strength or substance : FLIMSY, FRAIL c : lacking weight, solidity, or importance : TRIVIAL 2 : small of its kind or in amount |
| ragamuffin | a poorly clothed often dirty child |
| pry | to look closely : PEER; especially : to search curiously into other people's affairs |
| minor | 1 : less in size, importance, or value 2 : not having reached the age to have full civil rights3 a : relating to or being a musical scale in which the third tone is lowered a half step b : based on a minor scale |
| thicket | 1 : a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush 2 : something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable |
| neglect | 1 : to give little attention or respect to 2 : to leave undone or not attended to especially through carelessness |
| humdrum | MONOTONOUS 2, dull |
| blunder | 1 : to move unsteadily or blindly 2 : to make a mistake 3 : to say stupidly or thoughtlessly : BLURT |
| whittle | 1 a : to shave or cut off chips from the surface of wood with a knife b : to shape or form by so shaving or cutting 2 : to reduce gradually : PARE |
| coarse | 1 : of ordinary or poor quality 2 : made up of large parts or particles 3 : being harsh or rough 4 : not precise or detailed : roughly approximate 5 : crude in taste, manners, or language |
| scraps | pieces of discarded or leftover food 2 : a small bit : FRAGMENT 3 : things discarded as worthless |
| totter | 1 : to sway or rock as if about to fall 2 : to move unsteadily : STAGGER |
| blotchy | 1 : BLEMISH, FLAW 2 : a large irregular spot (as of color or ink) |
| stray | 1 : a domestic animal that is wandering loose or is lost 1 : to wander from a group or from the proper place : ROAM |
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