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WordMasters: Grade 4 Blue Division Nov-Dec '08 25 words

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  1. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  2. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  3. vivid
    having striking color
  4. strand
    a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
  5. topple
    fall down, as if collapsing
  6. bedraggled
    limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
  7. orphan
    a child who has lost both parents
  8. bank
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
  9. rousing
    capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
  10. bristle
    a stiff hair
  11. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  12. queasy
    causing or able to cause nausea
  13. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  14. wilt
    any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
  15. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  16. prong
    a pointed projection
  17. scuff
    walk without lifting the feet
  18. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
  19. blossom
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
  20. prosper
    make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
  21. jumpy
    being in a tense state
  22. quill
    the hollow spine of a feather
  23. thrive
    make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
  24. skittish
    unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  25. pauper
    a person who is very poor