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WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Nov-Dec '08 25 words

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  1. bounty
    the property of copious abundance
  2. embark
    go on board
  3. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  4. homage
    respectful deference
  5. alight
    to come to rest, settle
  6. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
  7. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  8. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  9. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
  10. meteor
    (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
  11. ignite
    cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
  12. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  13. eddy
    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
  14. churn
    a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  15. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  16. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  17. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  18. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  19. fracas
    noisy quarrel
  20. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  21. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
  22. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  23. refine
    reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
  24. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  25. caricature
    a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect