ALL THE WORDS PART SEVEN

vigorous

Strong and healthy

full of energy

fragrance

A sweet or pleasant odor

perfume

destination

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent

decipher

Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something obscure)

distance

The length of the space between two points

the state of being far off

keep (someone or something) at a distance

prospect

The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring

a person or thing regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.

search or explore for mineral deposits

mourn

Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for (someone or their death), typically by following conventions of behavior such as wearing black clothes

ambition

A strong desire and determination to achieve something

obstacle

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress

bewildered

Confused and perplexed

furrow

A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation

a line or wrinkle on a person's face

1 make a long narrow trench in (the ground) with a plow

make a line or wrinkle on (one's face) by frowning or scowling

hapless

Unfortunate

shrew

A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman

a small mouse-like mammal with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes

bonnet

A hat tied under the chin and often having a frill framing the face, formerly worn by women and girls

the hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle

intermittent

Occurring at irregular intervals

not continuous or steady

surmise

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

a conjecture

dappled

Marked with spots or rounded patches of color

mercenary

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics

a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

commiseration

Sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

fellow feeling

innocuous

Not harmful or offensive

preclude

Prevent from happening

make impossible

sinewy

Lean and muscular

stringy and tough

feigned

Simulated or pretended

insincere

compunction

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

dolt

A stupid person

as the crow flies

In a straight line

by the shortest route

spanner

A hand tool with jaws or a hole for gripping a nut or bolt

patois

The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country

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minion

A follower or subordinate of a powerful person, especially one who is unimportant or contemptible

grovel

Act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor

lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downward

tripe

The first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant animal, used as food

nonsense

effigy

A sculpted or modeled likeness of a person, typically one showing disrespect or ridicule

apprentice

A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages

employ (someone) as an apprentice

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reckon

Be of the opinion

think

calculate or ascertain (a number or amount)

be renowned or regarded as being something

remote

Situated far from the main centers of population

distant

having very little connection with or relationship to

hitch

Secure or fasten (something) with a hook or rope

travel by getting free rides in other people's vehicles

a temporary difficulty or problem

a sudden jerky movement

homestead

A house and outbuildings, together with the land occupied by the owner as a home and farmed by them

acquire public land (in the US) under the Homestead Act

loft

A room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, which may be used for storage or accommodation

propel (something) high into the air

predicament

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

apparently

As far as one knows or can see

seemingly

buggy

A light cart, typically with two wheels and drawn by one horse

a small motor vehicle, typically open-topped and with sturdy tires, designed for rough terrain

infested with bugs

likeness

The fact or quality of being similar to something or someone else

a portrait or representation of a person or thing

commotion

A state of confused and noisy disturbance

perpetually

In a way that never ends or changes

constantly

oversight

An unintentional failure to notice or do something

the action of overseeing something

surveillance

wring

Squeeze and twist (something) to force out liquid

break (an animal's neck) by twisting it violently

obtain (something) with difficulty or effort

clasp and twist (one's hands) together, typically as a sign of anguish

bereavement

The action or condition of being bereaved

the state of sorrow after the death of a loved one

theology

The study of the nature of God and religious belief

religious beliefs and theory when systematically developed 4 and discussed

forgo

Go without (something desirable)

reminiscent

Tending to remind one of something

suggesting something by resemblance

impress

Make (someone) feel admiration and respect

incongruous

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

imposing

Grand and impressive in appearance or manner

emanate

(Of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)

originate from