Vocab3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Flowstone
Flowing films of water that move along cave walls build up layers of minerals. Usually white
Glaucoma
Disease of the eye that impairs vision.
Granitic
Granite-like. Hard as stone
Flues
A flue is a passage
Translucent
See-through, transparent
Alabaster
Moved with long, easy strides
Barren
Unfruitful, unproductive
Paling
Becoming pale, colorless
Murk
Darkness, gloom
Congeal
Coagulate, go from liquid to solid
Reeds
Tall grass growing next to water
Forded
Crossed
Sodden
Soggy, soaked with liquid or moisture, saturated
Decanting
Pouring from one container to the other
Hefted
Tested the weight of
Slutlamp
A jar/bottle of oil and a cloth wick
Stark
A burnt area is stark, which means harsh, grim, severe
Charred
Burnt to coal
Limbless
No branches, no limbs
Gully
A small valley or ravine
Enshroud
To shroud, conceal
Apparition
A supernatural appearance, a ghost
Mote
A small particle
Thespian
Actor