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Unit 5 Vocab Words
(Semester 2) Unit 5 Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unleave | to lose leaves |
| wanwood | probably wan (pale, sickly, feeble) + wood (forest) |
| leafmeal | probably leaf + piecemeal (in pieces), thus, with leaves fallen in pieces |
| blight | a disease that injures or kills plants; something that crushes one’s hopes or plans; something that harms or destroys |
| luscious | delicious; appealing strongly to the senses |
| streamlet | a small stream |
| fingerpost | a guidepost with a sign shaped like a pointing finger |
| conspire | to plan or plot together |
| store | abundance; a great quantity |
| furrow | a groove cut in a field by a plow |
| leaden | like lead; dull and heavy; dark gray in color |
| artisans | skilled craftsmen |
| frolic | playful; merry |
| jag | fit |
| saffron | orange-yellow |
| soiree | party |
| solitude | time spent alone |
| succinct | concise |
| vignette | brief description of an event or episode |
| aquifer | underground reserve of water |
| equilibrium | balance |
| pandemonium | chaos |
| seminal | crucial or extremely influential |
| vilify | harshly criticize |
| appalled | filled with fear, dread, dismay |
| conundrum | a riddle; a difficult question or problem |
| dire | desperate; terrible |
| gape | stare with one’s mouth open |
| inelegant | graceless; lacking refinement |
| rapture | a state of extreme emotion; ecstasy |
| roil | move violently |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through |
| ode | a short lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea, or an event |
| blustering | strongly blowing |
| condemn | to sentence to punishment |
| sojourn | temporary stay or journey |
| fraudulent | false |
| venerable | commanding respect because of impressive dignity |
| disembodied | outside the body |
| lustily | hearty; strongly |
| throng | large crowd |
| precipices | cliffs with very steep sides |