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WM4-2
Word Masters Grade 4 - second Word List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hazy | not clear |
| hazy | overcast, misty |
| hazy | confused, indefinite |
| scarce | not plentiful |
| scarce | hard to find |
| scarce | not much |
| drift | to float |
| drift | to act without purpose |
| drift | a pile of snow or sand made by wind |
| bound | to move quickly forward |
| bound | going to happen |
| bound | tied |
| dim | not bright |
| dim | not seen clearly |
| dim | not understanding clearly |
| erode | destroy by slow consumption or disintegration |
| erode | to eat into or away |
| erode | to wear away by the action of water, wind or glacial ice |
| vision | sight |
| vision | something seen in a dream |
| vision | the act or power of imagination |
| frenzied | wildly excited or enthusiastic |
| frenzied | violently agitated, frantic, wild |
| frenzied | rage |
| waft | obsolete, to signal to, summon or direct by waving |
| waft | to float or be carried especially through the air |
| waft | a sound, odor, etc. faintly perceived |
| rim | the outside or top of something |
| rim | the circle part of the wheel |
| rim | the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, esp. of a circular object |
| scurry | to scamper |
| scurry | to flurry or swirl about |
| scurry | to hurry or to run with short quick steps |
| frantic | distraught, as from fear or worry |
| frantic | frenzied |
| frantic | wildly excited by worry of fear |
| patter | a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds |
| patter | to cause to patter |
| patter | to move with quick, light, softly audible steps |
| outskirts | the outer parts of an area, especially of a town |
| outskirts | outlying areas (as of a city or town) |
| outskirts | edge |
| sap | the watery fluid that circulates through a plant carrying food and other substances to the various tissue |
| sap | the fluid contents of a plant cell, esp. of a woody plant. |
| sap | an essential bodily fluid |
| plateau | an elevated, level, expanse of land. A land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons |
| plateau | a relatively stable level, period or state. |
| plateau | to reach a stable level; level off. |
| plateau | a period or state of little or no growth or decline: to reach a plateau in one's career |
| artery | A blood vessel that moves blood from the heart to other body parts. |
| artery | tube that carries blood from the heart to body cells. |
| artery | a main channel or highway, esp. of a connected system with many branches. |
| ravine | steep valley commonly eroded by running water. |
| wrench | to twist, suddenly and forcibly. to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away. |
| wrench | a painful twist. to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle. |
| wrench | a tool used to tighten bolts |
| wrench | a twisting or distortion, as of meaning. |
| russet | yellowish-brown, light brown or reddish brown |
| russet | brownish homespun cloth |
| russet | apple with rough brownish skin, a brownish, roughened area on fruit, resulting from diseases, insects, or spraying. |
| russet | finished leather that is not yet polished or colored. |
| russet | any of various apples that have a rough brownish skin and ripen in the autumn. |
| bountiful | plentiful |
| bountiful | more than enough, ample |
| bountiful | generous |
| abyss | a deep chasm, depth or void. deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. |
| abyss | anything profound (of deep meaning), unfathomable (can't understand), or infinite (never ending): the abyss of time. |
| abyss | intellectual or moral depths |
| abyss | the home of evil spirits, hell. |
| fringe | a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip. |
| fringe | an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world. |
| fringe | Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views: the lunatic fringe. |
| fringe | To decorate with or as if with a fringe: The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf. |
| fringe | A fringe benefit. |
| fringe | Something that resembles such a border or edging. |
| bleary | (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness. |
| bleary | indistinct; unclear: The day begins with a bleary view of one's world. |
| bleary | fatigued; worn-out. |
| embroider | to decorate with ornamental needlework. |
| embroider | to produce or form in needlework. |
| embroider | to adorn or embellish rhetorically, esp. with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest. |
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