Fifth Grade Wordmasters Challenge #1

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terrain
bask
husky
objection
wallow
pristine
ascent
muffle
boisterous
peer
amplify
harsh
larder
disperse
sedate
climate
swarm
fruitless
shingle
probe
rugged
glimpse
curb
barren
scale
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  1. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  2. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  3. husky
    deep and harsh sounding
  4. objection
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  5. wallow
    roll around
  6. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  7. ascent
    a movement upward
  8. muffle
    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  9. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  10. peer
    look searchingly
  11. amplify
    increase the volume of
  12. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  13. larder
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  14. disperse
    move away from each other
  15. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  16. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  17. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  18. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  19. shingle
    building material used as siding or roofing
  20. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  21. rugged
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  22. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
  23. curb
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  24. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  25. scale
    an ordered reference standard
Created on Tue Nov 29 23:15:33 EST 2011 (updated Wed Nov 30 12:37:13 EST 2011)

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