Maroo Vocab (7-9)

Question 1

Draggled

Answer 1

wet or dirty from dragging

Question 2

Clamber

Answer 2

Climb or move

Question 3

Petered

Answer 3

decrease or fade

Question 4

Sheer

Answer 4

nothing other than unmitigated

Question 5

Menacing

Answer 5

suggesting the presence of danger

Question 6

regurgitate

Answer 6

bring ( swallowed food ) up again to the mouth

Question 7

carrion

Answer 7

the decaying flesh of dead animals

Question 8

cloven

Answer 8

split or divided in two

Question 9

grope

Answer 9

Feel about or search blindly

Question 10

maneuver

Answer 10

more skillfully or carefully

Question 11

instinct

Answer 11

an innate typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals on response to certain stimuli

Question 12

rouse

Answer 12

bring out of sleep or awaken

Question 13

contort

Answer 13

twit or bent out of the normal shape

Question 14

bewilder

Answer 14

confused, very puzzled

Question 15

erect

Answer 15

construct

Question 16

inexorable

Answer 16

impossible to stop or prevent

Question 17

hordes

Answer 17

a large group of people

Question 18

forage

Answer 18

search wildly for food

Question 19

sodden

Answer 19

saturated with liquid, especially water soaked through

Question 20

chafe

Answer 20

restored warmth

Question 21

anchorage

Answer 21

an area sutiable for a ship to anchor in

Question 22

dismantle

Answer 22

take ( a machine or structure ) to pieces

Question 23

endure

Answer 23

suffer patiently