Wordly Wise, Book 5, Lesson 5

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avalanche
a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
blizzard
a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
conquer
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
conquest
the act of defeating and taking control of
crevice
a long narrow opening
foolhardy
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
lure
provoke someone to do something through persuasion
makeshift
done or made using whatever is available
optimist
a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
optimistic
hopeful that the best will happen in the future
optimism
the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well
previous
just preceding something else in time or order
route
an established line of travel or access
summit
the top or extreme point of something
terse
brief and to the point
thwart
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
vertical
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

Created on Thu Feb 07 12:15:00 EST 2013