Wilderness, forest and bears: Suite dreams at Quebec's hotel Sacacomie Flashcards

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burried

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tbd

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exciting, adjective

|ikˈsītiNG|

Ex.: an exciting breakthrough.

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causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.

• sexually arousing.

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lodge, noun

|läj|

Ex.: a hunting lodge.
Ex.: Cumberland Lodge.

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1 a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, typically occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.
• a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting, shooting, fishing, and skiing.
• a large house or hotel.
• a porter’s quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building.
• the residence of a head of a college, esp. at Cambridge.
• an American Indian hut.
• a beaver’s den.
2 a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons.

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heliport, noun

|ˈheləˌpôrt|

Ex.:

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an airport or landing place for helicopters.

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wind, verb

|wīnd|

verb ( past and past participle wound
|wound| )

Ex.: The path wound among olive trees.

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[ no obj. ] move in or take a twisting or spiral course.

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striped, adjective

|strīpt|

Ex.: A green-striped coat.

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marked with or having stripes: [ in combination ].

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chipmunk, noun

|ˈCHipˌməNGk|

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a burrowing ground squirrel with cheek pouches and light and dark stripes running down the body, found in North America and northern Eurasia.

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imposing, adjective

|imˈpōziNG|

Ex.: An imposing 17th-century manor house.

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grand and impressive in appearance

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orangey (also orangy ), adjective

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a bright reddish-yellow color like that of the skin of a ripe orange.

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Inuit, noun

|ˈin(y)o͞o-it|

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a member of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

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beam

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tbd

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taxidermy, noun

|ˈtaksəˌdərmē|

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the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect.

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13
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darted

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tbd

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mellowed

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tbd

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caribou, noun

|ˈkarəˌbo͞o|

noun ( pl. same or caribous )

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a large North American reindeer.

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porcupine, noun

|ˈpôrkyəˌpīn|

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a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail.

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weasel

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stuffiness

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fringed

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feasted

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utter, adjective [ attrib. ]

|ˈətər|

Ex.: Charles stared at her in utter amazement.

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complete; absolute

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lush

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still, noun

|stil|

Ex.: still of country; the still of the night.

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deep silence and calm; stillness.

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grate, noun

|grāt|

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1 the recess of a fireplace or furnace.

• a metal frame confining fuel in a fireplace or furnace.

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blare, verb |ble(ə)r| Ex.: [ no obj. ] the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring | [ with obj. ] : the radio was blaring out organ music.
make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.
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expanse, noun |ikˈspans| Ex.: the green expanse of the forest. Ex.: the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.
* an area of something, typically land or sea, presenting a wide continuous surface. * the distance to which something expands or can be expanded
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stocked with
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capacious, adjective |kəˈpāSHəs| Ex.: she rummaged in her capacious handbag.
having a lot of space inside; roomy
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dainty, adjective |ˈdāntē| ( daintier , daintiest ) Ex.: a dainty lace handkerchief. Ex.: a dainty morsel. Ex.: a dainty appetite.
1 delicately small and pretty • (of a person) delicate and graceful in build or movement. • (of food) particularly good to eat. 2 fastidious or difficult to please, typically concerning food
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a beam in one's eye
a fault that is greater in oneself than in the person one is finding fault with.