Unit Iii First Harvest Vocabulary

Front 1

swamp

Back 1

morass

Front 2

frequent and widespread

Back 2

prevalent

Front 3

deserted

Back 3

forlorn

Front 4

distinct

Back 4

articulate

Front 5

to frustrate

Back 5

balk

Front 6

a scolding woman

Back 6

termagent

Front 7

dangerously uncertain or unstable

Back 7

precarious

Front 8

to kneel in humility

Back 8

prostrate

Front 9

impossible to capture or invade; impenetrable

Back 9

impregnable

Front 10

split, as by an ax

Back 10

cloven

Front 11

of dark complexion

Back 11

swarthy

Front 12

to gain by pacifying

Back 12

propitiate

Front 13

to guess

Back 13

surmise

Front 14

to destroy so that no trace is left

Back 14

obliterate

Front 15

firm; determined

Back 15

resolute

Front 16

to restrain from

Back 16

forebear

Front 17

ill-tempered

Back 17

surly

Front 18

dead and decomposing flesh

Back 18

carrion

Front 19

great strength and skill

Back 19

prowess

Front 20

1) stubborn
2) resisting cure

Back 20

obstinate

Front 21

a money lender who charges extreme or unlawfully high interest rates

Back 21

usurer

Front 22

conceited showiness

Back 22

ostentation

Front 23

excessive thrift; stinginess

Back 23

parsimony

Front 24

more than what is needed; unnecessary

Back 24

superfluous

Front 25

1) a coffin
2) a covering that darkens or obscures
3) a dark, gloomy atmosphere

Back 25

pall

Front 26

old and white-haired

Back 26

hoary

Front 27

deeply thoughtful

Back 27

pensive

Front 28

worthy of respect for its dignity, character, or age

Back 28

venerable

Front 29

children

Back 29

brood

Front 30

marshy

Back 30

plashy

Front 31

an infinite void

Back 31

abyss

Front 32

prevented

Back 32

precluded

Front 33

exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm

Back 33

impunity

Front 34

1) something justly deserved; recompense
2) something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment

Back 34

retribution

Front 35

compensation for an injustice

Back 35

redresser (redress)

Front 36

a white, gray, or colorless mineral of potassium nitrate, KNO3, used in making gunpowder

Back 36

niter

Front 37

to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

Back 37

absconded

Front 38

1) the trade of a mason
2) work done by a mason
3) stonework or brickwork

Back 38

masonry

Front 39

1) a recess in a wall, as for holding a statue or urn
2) cranny, hollow, or crevice, as in rock

Back 39

niche

Front 40

to shrink back in fear or disgust

Back 40

recoiling (recoil)

Front 41

a watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose

Back 41

rheum

Front 42

end

Back 42

surcease

Front 43

a framework, often used to support or decorate windows, consisting of crossed strips of wood or metal

Back 43

lattice

Front 44

a sign of respect

Back 44

obeisance

Front 45

1) to deceive
2) to pass effortlessly and pleasantly

Back 45

beguiling (beguile)

Front 46

1) appropriate social behavior
2)stiff formality

Back 46

decorum

Front 47

sinister

Back 47

ominous

Front 48

1) thin and bony
2) bleak; barren

Back 48

gaunt

Front 49

pale

Back 49

pallid