Wordmasters-6th grade blue-Winter 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 entourage | a group of attendants or associates; a retinue |
| resolve | decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision |
| doughty | resolute and without fear, courageous |
| crest | plume or tuft on head of an animal or a knights helmet: peak, top of a mountain |
| ostracize (Ostracism) | to exclude from a group |
| convivial (Conviviality) | sociability, fond of eating and drinking with friends |
| furbelow | a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim, often showy and frilly |
| disfigure | mar or spoil the appearance of |
| gullible (gullibility) | easily deceived or fooled |
| crony | a long-time friend or close companion |
| repel (repellant) | to drive back, repulse or resist |
| luxuriant (luxury, luxuriate) | abundant growth, lush: characterized by luxury |
| hermit | one who lives in solitude |
| inveigle | lure, acquire by flattery or a ploy |
| sinister | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| wasteland | barren, uncultivated land: uninhabitable place |
| affect | (v) to influence, have an effect upon: (n)feeling, affection |
| benign | harmless, favorable |
| cavalcade | procession of horses, vehicles or ships: dramatic sequence |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| unflinching | not shrinking from danger, steadfast |
| ploy | a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent |
| infect (infectious) | catching, to cause similar feeling or reaction in others |
| stark | harsh and threatening apperance, forbidding |
| retinue | the group following and attending to some important person |
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