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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 moisture | wetness caused by water |
| voyage | a journey to some distant place |
| employ | the state of being employed or having a job |
| ounce | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams |
| mountain | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings |
| coward | a person who shows fear or timidity |
| allow | make a possibility or provide opportunity for |
| oyster | marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell |
| poise | great coolness and composure under strain |
| pronounce | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| avoid | stay clear from |
| decoy | something used to lure victims into danger |
| couch | an upholstered seat for more than one person |
| tower | anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower |
| sour | having a sharp biting taste |
| destroy | defeat soundly |
| bound | covered or wrapped with a bandage |
| appoint | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| allowence | An amount of something given at regular times or for a specific purpose |
| annoy | to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action |
| foundation | lowest support of a structure |
| trousers | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately |
| corduroy | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs |
| asteroid | a piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets; mostly found in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| loiter | to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry |
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