Shabanu pages 40-120

Cheryl R. (United States of America)
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  1. engulfed
  2. billowy
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  3. booty
    goods or money obtained illegally
  4. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  5. vacant
    not containing anyone or anything; unfilled or unoccupied
  6. plummet
    drop sharply
  7. scaffolding
    a temporary framework used in construction to support workers and materials
  8. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  9. tarpaulin
    waterproofed canvas
  10. portend
    indicate by signs
  11. mesmerized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  12. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  13. bazaar
    a street of small shops, especially in the Middle East
  14. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  15. occasions
    something you have to do
  16. lentil
    widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
  17. frailty
    the state of being weak in health or body
  18. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  19. restlessly
    in a restless manner
  20. waxing
    a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
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