Vocab7 Flashcards
(54 cards)
Twine
Strong thread or string of two or more strands twisted together
Warily
In a watchful/cautious way
Vile
Repulsive, disgusting
Wilt
To lose strength, to wither
Tentatively
Hesitantly, in an uncertain matter
Bivouacked
To camp in an improvised way, usually without shelter
Threadbare
Shabby or poor
Shill
That is anything that lures someone into a trap
Fare
To get on, to manage
Dwindling
To become smaller and smaller
Peddler
A person who sells from door to door or on the street
Vanish
To disappear
Subside
To become less violent
Valve
Device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas
Secular
Constant
Most common meaning: non-religious
Gullied
Full of ravines, ditches
Eroded
Marked by erosion
Barren
Unfruitful
Middens
Refuse heap, dung heap
Scoured
Removed, polished
Clapboards
Horizontally placed board used in covering walls
Spooned
To hollow out or shape like a spoon
Kudzu
A climbing plant, vine
Marsh
Wet-land, swamp