ALL THE WORD PART SIX

laurel

A wreath or spray of laurel leaves worn as an emblem of victory or honor

an evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy aromatic leaves

dogged

Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

slake

Quench or satisfy (one's thirst or a desire)

seethe

Be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

boil or foam as if greatly agitated

sepulchral

Relating to a tomb or burial

gloomy

dismal

lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad and dismal

intone

Say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice

utter in a monotonous tone

refrain

Stop oneself from doing something

an act of refraining from doing something

a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse

ignominy

Public shame or disgrace

yield

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)

give way to arguments, demands, or pressure

the full amount 1 or quantity produced

sustenance

Food and drink regarded as a source of strength

nourishment

the maintaining of someone or something in life or 2 existence

glower

Have an angry or sullen look on one's face

scowl

tart

Having a sharp, acidic taste

sharp or caustic in tone or manner

a pastry case with a filling, typically of fruit or savory ingredients

wraith

A ghost or specter of a living person, especially one seen shortly before or after their death

a barely visible gaseous or vaporous phenomenon

chide

Scold or rebuke

scoff

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

an expression of scornful derision

catapult

A device used for hurling heavy stones, arrows, or other missiles

launch or hurl (something) with great force

move or jump suddenly and rapidly forward or upward

serene

Calm, peaceful, and untroubled

tranquil

fateful

Having far-reaching and often calamitous consequences

controlled or determined by fate

loom

Appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening

seem about to happen

a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics

dubiously

With hesitation or doubt

gorge

Eat a large amount greedily

a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

sate

Satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full

methodical

Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure

solemnly

In a formal and dignified manner

seriously

sober

Not affected by alcohol

serious, sensible, and solemn

make or become sober

tacit

Understood or implied without being stated

doggedly

With stubborn determination

humble

Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance

of modest simplicity

low in rank, status, or quality

lower (someone) in dignity or status

afield

Away from one's home or a familiar place

to or at a distance

pension

A regular payment made during a person's retirement from an employer or the state

pay a pension to

undertaking

A formal pledge or promise to do something

a task or enterprise, especially one that is important or difficult

the business of arranging and conducting funerals

adequate

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

commerce

The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

social dealings between people

recreational

Relating to or denoting activity done for enjoyment when one is not working

aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or 3 artistic movement

veneer

A thin decorative covering of fine wood or other material applied to a coarser surface

an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something's true nature or feelings

cover (something) with a veneer

stoke

Add coal or other solid fuel to (a fire)

tend (a fire)

encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency)

anemone

A brightly colored sea creature with a ring of tentacles around its mouth

a plant of the buttercup family, typically having brightly colored flowers and deeply divided leaves

arduous

Involving strenuous effort

difficult and tiring

feat

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength

fortnight

A period of two weeks

ebb

(Of tidewater) move away from the land

recede

a gradual decrease of something

flotsam

Floating debris

wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea

people or things that have been rejected or discarded

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resolutely

In an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner

incredulous

(Of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

billowing

(Of fabric) fill with air and swell outward

move with a flowing, waving motion

reel

Wind a length of something onto a reel

feel dizzy, disoriented, or unsteady

a spool or cylinder on which flexible material such as thread, wire, or tape can be wound

a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance

sinuous

Having many curves and turns

winding

lithe and graceful