Lesson 3 Wordly Wise

Mrs. B (United States of America)
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  1. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  2. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  3. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  4. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
  5. splendor
    the quality of being magnificent or grand
  6. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  7. inhabitant
    a person who lives in a particular place
  8. abundant
    present in great quantity
  9. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  10. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  11. hectic
    marked by intense activity or agitation
  12. grazed
    scraped or touched lightly in passing
  13. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  14. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    Militants have also staged deadly attacks in the Sinai peninsula.
  15. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
    Providing energy and water supplies to let people live in other, more arid areas has been prohibitively expensive.
  16. horde
    a vast multitude
    The hordes of reporters who for days camped out in the hope of finding him have long since packed up and left.
Created on Sun Oct 13 21:16:15 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 13 21:22:47 EDT 2013)

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