Eng.10 List #5 Vocab.

2024 English 10 Honors, List (Week) #5 Vocabulary

valise

a small overnight bag for short trips

aesthetic

characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

rend

tear or be torn violently

plume

anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

reel

walk as if unable to control one’s movements

sprawl

sit or lie with one’s limbs spread out

writhe

move in a twisting or contorted motion

blanch

cook (vegetables) briefly

clad

having an outer covering especially of thin metal

scrabble

grope, scratch, or feel searchingly

anesthetize

administer a numbing or sleep-inducing drug to someone

penance

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something

stifle

smother or suppress

excursion

a journey taken for pleasure

silver

a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal

thoroughfare

a public road from one place to another

gauge

judge tentatively or form an estimate of

falter

move hesitantly, as if about to give way

scuttle

move about or proceed hurriedly

wisp

a thin tuft, piece, or amount of something