Trumpets & Pitchers

Erica B. (United States of America)
Reading pages 23-33; April 19-23
30 words 4 learners

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  1. thresh
    beat the seeds out of a grain
  2. dare
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  3. enemy
    a personal foe
  4. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  5. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  6. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  7. flame
    combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
  8. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  9. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  10. idol
    a material effigy that is worshipped
  11. murmur
    a low continuous indistinct sound
  12. shout
    utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice
  13. worship
    the activity of cherishing as divine
  14. fill
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
  15. victory
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  16. sheepskin
    tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on
  17. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
  18. sparkle
    emit or produce sparks
  19. drip
    flowing in drops
  20. thirsty
    feeling a need or desire to drink
  21. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  22. nightmare
    a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
  23. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  24. deliver
    bring to a destination
  25. pitcher
    (baseball) the person who does the pitching
  26. bright
    emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  27. silent
    marked by absence of sound
  28. mightily
    powerfully or vigorously
  29. torch
    a light usually carried in the hand
  30. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
Created on Sun Apr 18 07:48:35 EDT 2010

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