Grade 10 Vocab T2 List 11-20

The Reservoir, Thank You M'am, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

gully

a small valley

paddocks

enclosed areas specifically for pasturing..

gorse

spiny yellow-flowered shrub of the legume family

squatter

one that settles on public land without right

wreaths

bands of intertwined flowers.. mark of honor or victory

gnomes

ageless and often deformed dwarfs of folklore…

thorns

sharp rigid processes on plants

officialdom

officials in organization or government, considered as a group

revulsion

a sudden or strong reaction or change

lurked

moved furtively or incospicuously

bogs

wet spongy grounds

gaunt

excessively thin and angular

shamrock

low-growing clover like plant..

togs

clothes

pounce

take forcible possession of

sniggering

laughing in a half suppressed, typically scornful way

hooting

making the natural throat noise of an owl

molten

melted

quelled

suppressed

ragwort

a yellow-flowered ragged-leaved European plant of the daisy family

clump

a group of things or people clustered together

gored

pierced or wounded with something pointed

tussocks

small areas of grass that are thicker than the grass growing around it

slung

cast w/ a sudden and usually sweeping motion

tug

pull

rattled

made a rapid succession of short sharp noises

dragging

drawing or pulling slowly or heavily

willow

a tree or shrub of temperate climates with narrow leaves

nelson

a wrestling hold marked by the application of leverage against an opponent’s arm, neck, and head

barren

lacking interest or charm

stoop

to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward

marvel

become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity

layover

stopover

acquaintances

contacts

effusively

in a way that shows very strong feeling in expressing welcome, approval, or pleasure

barrettes

clips or bars for holding hair in place

clasp

hold something firmly

wobbly

shaky

culinary

of or relating to the kitchen or cookery

fervor

intensity of feeling or expression

lychees

small rounded fruits..

bobbing up

appearing suddenly or unexpectedly

cataract

a disease that causes opacity in the lens of someones eye and can lead to blindness

holsters

leather or fabric cases for carrying a firearm

bayonets

steel blades

ponder

consider something deeply

ginkgo

a chinese tree