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P.R.D. 7-8 VOCAB
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ravine | a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) |
| notion | a whimsical idea |
| fleet | moving very fast |
| enchanted | attract; cause to be enamored |
| enviously | with jealousy |
| convenient | suited to your comfort or purpose or needs |
| treacherous | dangerously unstable and unpredictable |
| swollen | increase in size, magnitdue, number, or intensity |
| snare | catch in or as if in a trap |
| luxuriant | marked by complexity and richness of detail |
| quivered | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| desolate | made uninhabitable |
| stifling | scorching, hard to breath |
| launched | floated a new boat |
| consulting | get or ask advice from |
| gorge | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) |
| ministering | attend to the wants and needs of others |
| teamster | the driver of a team of horses doing hauling |
| horizon | the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet |
| christened | named a new ship |