Wednesday 20 February 2013

word list

Worldlist:

1. page 8. Juvenile: for or relating to young people.

2. page 10. artificially: made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.

3. page 19. inherit: receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.

4. page 29. molasses: thick, dark brown juice obtained from raw sugar during the refining process.

5. page 36. Plead: make an emotional appeal

6. page 44. billow: a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam.

7. page 48. gem: a precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved:

8. page 52. canopy:  the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage

9. page 58. blowhole: the nostril of a whale or dolphin on the top of its head.

10. page 68. mucus: a slimy substance, typically not miscible with water, secreted by the mucous membranes and glands of animals for lubrication, protection, etc..

11. page 75. haphazard: lacking any obvious principle of organization:

12. page 84. deliberatly: consciously and intentionally; on purpose

13. page 84. wallow:  roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects

14.page 89. to replenish: fill something up again

15. page 105. hypothermia: the condition of having an abnormally (typically dangerously) low body temperature.

16. page 108. tousle: make (something, especially a person’s hair) untidy

17. page 119. relinquish: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

18. page 126. rehabilitate: restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness

19. page 157. redemption: the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil

20. page 170. quizzically: (of a person’s expression or behaviour) indicating mild or amused puzzlement

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