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WordMasters: Grade 6 Blue Division Jan-Feb '09 25 words

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  1. fanfare
    (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
  2. mesh
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
  3. acrid
    strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
  4. restoration
    the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
  5. engross
    devote (oneself) fully to
  6. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  7. rehabilitation
    the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises
  8. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  9. spellbound
    having your attention fixated as though by a spell
  10. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
  11. embed
    fix or set securely or deeply
  12. timorous
    timid by nature or revealing timidity
  13. wrangler
    a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
  14. immerse
    cause to be immersed
  15. catholic
    free from provincial prejudices or attachments
  16. embellishment
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  17. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  18. rampant
    unrestrained and violent
  19. coxcomb
    the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
  20. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  21. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  22. dovetail
    a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
  23. wax
    any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
  24. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  25. ally
    a friendly nation