EV 6

girdle (n.)

a belt, cord, or sash worn around the waist

furled (adj.)

(something, such as a sail or a flag) wrapped or rolled close to or around something

mobilized (v.)

(of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service

darkling (adj.)

dark, growing dark, or in the dark; sometimes (archaic) unenlightened or unhappy

blanch (v.)

to make white or pale by extracting color; also (of a person) to flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion.

enameled (adj.)

coated with a cosmetic layer intended to give a smooth or glossy appearance; to beautify with a colorful surface; covered in enamel (an opaque, shiny substance fused to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery)

tranquil (adj.)

quiet and peaceful; calm; serene

strand (n.)

(in British/Scottish English) a sea, stream, or body of water

grating (v.)

the act of scraping; to gnash, or grind noisily

ebb (v.)

to fall to a lower level, to decrease

strait (n.)

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other larger bodies of water

misery (n.)

 a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body; or, a cause or source of that distress/discomfort

drear (adj.

dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing

certitude (n.)

either (as a feeling) absolute certainty or conviction that something is true; or (of an idea) something that someone firmly believes to be true

ignorant (adj.)

lacking knowledge or awareness in general or about a particular thing; uneducated or unsophisticated

profusion (n.)

a great quantity (of something); an extravagant or excessive amount

leisure (n.)

the time when you are free from work or other duties and can relax

chaff (n.)

 (agricultural) the husks of corn, wheat or other seeds that are left after they are separated by threshing; (colloquial) worthless things, trash

incomprehensible (adj.)

impossible to understand; incoherent

gleam (v.)

to shine brightly, especially with reflected light and especially momentarily