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VOCAB REVIEW #1-6 91 words

November 3, 2009 By Jeri F.

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  1. bunk
    beds built one above the other
  2. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
  3. dock
    landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
  4. mist
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
  5. bunch
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  6. Swift
    an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
  7. stuck
    caught or fixed
  8. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  9. tough
    substantially made or constructed
  10. fond
    having or displaying warmth or affection
  11. crush
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
  12. grasp
    hold firmly
  13. dwell
    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
  14. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  15. ditch
    a long narrow excavation in the earth
  16. Split
    an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
  17. swept
    possessing sweep
  18. deaf
    people who have severe hearing impairments
  19. rough
    having or caused by an irregular surface
  20. enough
    sufficient for the purpose
  21. caught up
    having become involved involuntarily
  22. brougham
    light carriage; pulled by a single horse
  23. thought
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  24. every
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
  25. ninety
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
  26. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
  27. Thebes
    an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
  28. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
  29. New
    used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
  30. o'clock
    according to the clock
  31. wearer
    a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
  32. people
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  33. speech
    (language) communication by word of mouth
  34. claim
    assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
  35. strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  36. stray
    wander from a direct course or at random
  37. fade
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  38. sign
    a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
  39. leaf
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
  40. thigh
    the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
  41. thief
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
  42. height
    the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
  43. mild
    humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
  44. waist
    the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
  45. sway
    move back and forth or sideways
  46. beast
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  47. stain
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
  48. fleet
    group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
  49. stride
    walk with long steps
  50. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
  51. slight
    (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
  52. niece
    a daughter of your brother or sister
  53. thrown
    caused to fall to the ground
  54. stole
    a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
  55. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  56. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
  57. choose
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  58. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  59. boast
    show off
  60. cruise
    sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
  61. stroll
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  62. route
    an established line of travel or access
  63. mood
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
  64. loaf
    a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
  65. growth
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  66. youth
    a young person (especially a young man or boy)
  67. slope
    be at an angle
  68. bruise
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  69. loose
    not affixed
  70. rude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  71. flow
    move along, of liquids
  72. flute
    a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
  73. steal
    take without the owner's consent
  74. stealth
    avoiding detection by moving carefully
  75. cave
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
  76. cavity
    space that is surrounded by something
  77. Wise
    United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
  78. Wisdom
    an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
  79. deal
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  80. athlete
    a person trained to compete in sports
  81. athletic
    relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
  82. crime
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  83. criminal
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  84. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  85. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  86. wild
    in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  87. Wilderness
    a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
  88. shade
    relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
  89. shadow
    shade within clear boundaries
  90. revise
    make revisions in
  91. revision
    the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)