Waimea Summer pgs. 7-16

Ms. Ruiz (United States of America)
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  1. lichen
    a plant occurring in crusty patches on tree trunks or rocks
  2. array
    an impressive display or assortment
  3. agateware
    pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate
  4. mammoth
    so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant
  5. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
  6. polyp
    one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
  7. lithograph
    a print made with a stone or metal plate
  8. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  9. verandah
    a porch along the outside of a building
  10. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  11. aroid
    any plant of the family Araceae
  12. Frenchify
    make French in appearance or character
  13. apex
    the highest point of something
  14. petit point
    a small diagonal needlepoint stitch
  15. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  16. leer
    look suggestively or obliquely
  17. plush
    characterized by extravagance and softness
  18. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  19. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  20. disuse
    the state of something that has been neglected
  21. euphoric
    characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
  22. patriarchal
    of a social organization with the male as the head
  23. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  24. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  25. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  26. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  27. gluttony
    habitual eating to excess
  28. gravid
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy
  29. tethered
    confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
  30. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  31. praetor
    an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
  32. jubilantly
    in a joyous manner
  33. demoniacal
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  34. bleat
    the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
  35. expletive
    profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
  36. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  37. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Created on Wed Aug 14 17:22:32 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Aug 14 17:23:49 EDT 2013)

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