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8 - Word of the Week

8th Words of the Week

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one who contends with, opposes, or resists; an enemy adversary
viewing the future with anxiety or alarm apprehensive
to drive out or force to leave banish
somewhat salty or not appealing to the taste brackish
noisy excitement and confusion commotion
the state of being twisted into an unusual appearance or shape contortion
the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed debris
a place to which a person is going or something is being sent destination
showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings dismal
very bad and easily noticed egregious
to hold the complete interest or attention of someone engross
to stop being strong or successful; to begin to fail or weaken; to walk or move in an unsteady way falter
done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed furtive
the act of living in a place; the place where someone lives habitation
to set something on fire; to cause something to burn ignite
having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them imperious
to push against someone while moving forward in a crowd of people jostle
a small hill knoll
to become visible; to appear especially in a sudden or magical way materialize
a feeling that something might not be right or might not work as planned misgivings
a great number of people or things multitude
not well known, not understood by many people obscure
continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop persistent
capable of becoming real or actually happening potential
to end or stop something, usually by using force; to calm or reduce something, such as fear or worry quell
to fill or build up something again replenish
the act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly sabotage
the state of being calm and peaceful serenity
something collected as an example of a particular kind of thing, or collected to be tested specimen
to walk in a very confident way; or a type of walk that displays confidence swagger
brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly, using few words terse
not pleasant to look at unsightly
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally vulnerable
the state of the air and atmosphere (the temperature and other outside conditions) at a particular time and place weather
Created by: daiseymd
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