Witch And Wizard
Ramparts:
Noun
a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet.
Abomination:
Noun
a thing that causes disgust or loathing: concrete abominations masquerading as hotels.
Cordon
Noun
a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building: the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon.
Imperiously
Adjetive
arrogant and domineering: his imperious demands.
Coursing
Noun
the sport of hunting game animals such as hares with greyhounds using sight rather than scent.
Phalanx
Noun
a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation: six hundred marchers set off, led by a phalanx of police.
Fugitive
Noun
a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding: fugitives from justice.
Coherently
Adjective
able to speak clearly and logically: she was lucid and coherent and did not appear to be injured.
Smarmy
Adjective
ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive: a smarmy, unctuous reply.
Bailiff
Noun
a sheriff’s officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.
Nonperishable
Adjective
Not likely to decay or go bad quickly.
Smouldering
Verb
burn slowly with smoke but no flame: the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock.
Muster
Verb
assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill.
Looking For Alaska
Abide
Follow something like a rule
Mutual
a meer acquaintance
Lamenting
expressing greif
Ostensibly
apparently
Brackish
a slightly salty water
Harrowing
slightly distressing
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Iridescent
glowing brightly
Omniscience
To know everything that can be known
Obnubilate
To obstruct a view
Vagarious
Sudden and unexpected behaviour
Prosopagnosia
A brain condition in which does not allow one to recognise faces
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Semester 3/4
Awaken
afflictions
A cause of pain or harm
curt
Rude
degradation
Degrading a person
somber
Dark in color
foisted
Unwelcome person or thing
pestilence
A fatal epidemic disease
ominous
The impression that something bad is going to happen
Let Is Snow
Vacuos
Stupid or empty in the head
Lugubrious
Extreme sadness
Evasive
Avoiding commitment
Omnipotent
Having great power
Remember Dippy
Gallimaufry
In a jumble or hodgepodge
Tardigrade
Moving slowly
Looby
A awkward person
Crackle
Many short, sharp noises
Imane
Huge
Counting By Sevens
Iridescent
glowing brightly
Omniscience
To know everything that can be known
Obnubilate
To obstruct a view
Vagarious
Sudden and unexpected behaviour
Prosopagnosia
A brain condition in which does not allow one to recognise faces
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Quarter 4
Seaglass Summer
Aphids
a small bug which feeds by sucking sap from plants; a blackly or greenfly.
Chutney
a spicy condiment of Indian origin, made of fruits or vegetables with vinegar, spices, and sugar.
Kolkata
A city in India
Tarnish
lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture.
Tarot
playing cards, traditionally a pack of 78 with five suits, used for fortune-telling
Intuitive
using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
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Wooing
try to gain the love of a person
Endearing
Inspiring affection
Bemused
puzzle, confuse, or bewilder.
Unhinge
make (someone) mentally unbalanced
Wry
using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour.
Labyrinth
a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
Brooding
engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried.
Hostile
showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.
Omen
an event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
Esteemed
respect and admire.
Serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil
Keel
the lengthwise timber or steel structure along the base of a ship
Witch And Wizard The Fire
Mongering
a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty
Malicious
characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
Sanctions
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
Perilous
full of danger or risk.
Parry
ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
Guttural
(of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
Adjourned
break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.
Reactionary
opposing political or social progress or reform.
Writhe
make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
Lulls
calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
Gyration
a rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion.
Meek
quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.
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Rationale
a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
Vie
compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
Akin
of similar character.
Decipher
convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.
Kindling
small sticks or twigs used for lighting fires
Orb
a spherical object or shape.
Sentries
a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
Rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Disdains
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.
Mutilated
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
Virulent
extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
Palpable
able to be touched or felt.
Sagely
able to be touched or felt.
Arson
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Imminent
about to happen.
Retching
make the sound and movement of vomiting.
Benevolent
well meaning and kindly.
Smarmy
ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive.