Vocab Winter
tired to the point of exhaustion; blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness
What is Bleary?
a group of insects; to move about, along, forth, etc., in great numbers, as things or persons
What is a Swarm?
an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids
What is a Still?
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
What is Char?
a small natural hill; a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock
What is a Knoll?
easily cracked, fractured or snapped; easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail
What is Brittle?
a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
What is Mash?
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
What is Sod?
engage in social activities leading to marriage; to seek another's love
What does it mean to Court?
to make something useful again by fixing or repairing it
What is to mend?
someone who is disabled; a person or animal that is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs; a lame or disabled person or animal
What is a Cripple?
loss of the ability to move a body part; a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord
What is Paralysis?
pulsate or pound with abnormal force; to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement
Throb
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; extremely thin and bony
What is Gaunt?
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
What is Mottle?
to be abandoned or left alone; deserted; abandoned; forlorn
What is Forsaken?
to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat; to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do
What is Parch?
a mutual promise to marry; engagement
What is a Betrothal?
an angry stare; to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger
What is Glower?
a thick, often greasy substance rubbed on the skin to heal, soothe, or protect it
What is Ointment?
of or relating to infants or infancy
What is Infantile?
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
What is Reassure?
a circular projection the sticks outward from the crown of a hat
What is a Brim?
save up as for future use; to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use
What is to Hoard?
envelop completely; to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing
What is to Smother?