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VelvetRage Vocab 1

Vocabulary from the book The Velvet Rage, by Alan Downs.

TermDefinition
to amount to to add up to; to be equivalent to
steadfast firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
to slip away to leave discreetly
weather-worn eroded or altered by being exposed to the weather
shingle building material used as siding or roofing
clad clothed or covered
cottage a small house in the country
eager wanting very much, avid, keen, enthusiastic
sun-drenched covered in sunlight
infused filled with idea, emotion or feelings
to wander to walk aimlessly
to grace to adorn, to decorate
angst a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish
to trudge through to walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy
torn disrupted by the pull of contrary forces
longing unfulfilled desire
assortment variety
bliss extreme happiness
curb the edge of the sidewalk or road
breeze a gentle wind
to whisk away to take to another place quickly
cobbled made of stones
pilgrim a person who takes a religious journey
deviant differing from the norm
to enliven make lively, animate, invigorate, inspire
tender kind, gentle, lovingly
flawed imperfect, with faults
embedded inset, set inside
minutely to a miniscule degree
unvarnished something expressed in a plain and honest way
brink the point where a new or different situation is about to begin
protracted lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary
to lessen to become less strong
to diminish to reduce or be reduced in size or importance
peer a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group
to wane to become weaker in strength or influence
to obliterate to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen
heinous very bad and shocking
grip control over something or someone
windswept (of places) open to and not protected from strong winds
dune a hill of sand near a beach or in a desert
to intertwine to twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate
ubiquitous seeming to be everywhere
hard-won something achieved after a lot of effort
tinge a very slight amount of a colour or of a feeling
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