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Wordly Wise #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abundant | more than enough; plentiful syn: plentiful ant: lacking, scarce |
| arid | having little or no rain; very dry syn: dry, sear ant: humid, moist |
| distinct | not the same, different, separate syn: clear, definite ant: fuzzy, vague |
| graze | to feed on growing grass to lightly touch someone syn: forage, bite, grouse ant: abstain syn: brush ant: don't touch |
| hectic | full of feverish activity; haste; confusion syn: frenzy, overactive ant: calm, unhurried |
| horde | large group or crowd, especially one on the move syn: crowd, swarm ant: individual |
| humid | having a large amount of water or moisture in the air syn: muggy or damp ant: arid |
| incredible | hard, or impossible to believe syn: fantastic, ridiculous ant: conceivable, imaginable |
| inhabit | to live in or on syn: native or settler ant: transient |
| peninsula | a piece of land connected to a larger mass that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water. synonym: arm, cape |
| rural | of or relating to the country and the people who live there syn: country, rustic ant: urban |
| sanctuary | a place of safety or shelter syn: haven, shelter ant: dangerous place |
| splendor | magnificence; brilliance of appearance syn: dazzle, lucidity ant: dullness, ordinariness |
| squalor | filth, misery syn: dirty ant: clean |
| terrain | area of land, a region syn: ground, country ant: sky |