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Leepike Ridge Vocab
Leepike Ridge Vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| constricting | To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. |
| infestation | To live as a parasite in or on. |
| harrumphed | To make a show of clearing one's throat. |
| veneer | A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material. |
| ballast | anything that gives mental, moral, or political stability or steadiness |
| grisly | causing a feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome |
| gloated | To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction |
| detonation | The act of exploding. |
| sarcophagus | A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. |
| excavation | To dig or scoop out earth, sand, etc. |
| anticlimax | An event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. |
| cuneiform | Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. |