Grade 10 Vocab T2 List 11-20

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gully
a small valley
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paddocks
enclosed areas specifically for pasturing..
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gorse
spiny yellow-flowered shrub of the legume family
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squatter
one that settles on public land without right
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wreaths
bands of intertwined flowers.. mark of honor or victory
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gnomes
ageless and often deformed dwarfs of folklore…
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thorns
sharp rigid processes on plants
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officialdom
officials in organization or government, considered as a group
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revulsion
a sudden or strong reaction or change
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lurked
moved furtively or incospicuously
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bogs
wet spongy grounds
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gaunt
excessively thin and angular
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shamrock
low-growing clover like plant..
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togs
clothes
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pounce
take forcible possession of
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sniggering
laughing in a half suppressed, typically scornful way
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hooting
making the natural throat noise of an owl
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molten
melted
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quelled
suppressed
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ragwort
a yellow-flowered ragged-leaved European plant of the daisy family
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clump
a group of things or people clustered together
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gored
pierced or wounded with something pointed
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tussocks
small areas of grass that are thicker than the grass growing around it
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slung
cast w/ a sudden and usually sweeping motion
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tug
pull
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rattled
made a rapid succession of short sharp noises
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dragging
drawing or pulling slowly or heavily
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willow
a tree or shrub of temperate climates with narrow leaves
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nelson
a wrestling hold marked by the application of leverage against an opponent’s arm, neck, and head
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barren
lacking interest or charm
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stoop
to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward
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marvel
become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity
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layover
stopover
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acquaintances
contacts
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effusively
in a way that shows very strong feeling in expressing welcome, approval, or pleasure
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barrettes
clips or bars for holding hair in place
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clasp
hold something firmly
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wobbly
shaky
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culinary
of or relating to the kitchen or cookery
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fervor
intensity of feeling or expression
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lychees
small rounded fruits..
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bobbing up
appearing suddenly or unexpectedly
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cataract
a disease that causes opacity in the lens of someones eye and can lead to blindness
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holsters
leather or fabric cases for carrying a firearm
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bayonets
steel blades
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ponder
consider something deeply
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ginkgo
a chinese tree