Spelling/Vocabulary List #7

{Most of our words this week come from The Long Walk.}

Bustle -

verb (used without object)

1. to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about ).

2. to abound or teem with something; display an abundance ofsomething; teem (often followed by with).

verb (used with object)

3. to cause to bustle; hustle.

noun

4. thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.

Dainty - 

adjective

1. of delicate beauty; exquisite.

2. pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate.

3. of delicate discrimination or taste.

4. overly particular; finicky.

noun

5. something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.

Dour - adjective

1. sullen; gloomy.

2. severe; stern.

3. Scot. (of land): barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate.

Farcical - adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

Flotsam - noun

1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.

2. material or refuse floating on water.

3. useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.

4. a vagrant, penniless population.

Gruel - noun

a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.

Hillock - noun

a small hill.

Lorry - noun

1. Chiefly British . a motor truck, especially a large one.

2. any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory.

3. a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides.

Larch - noun

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.

2. the wood of such a tree.

Magnanimous - adjective

1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.

2. high-minded; noble.

3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.

Palisade - 

noun

1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.

2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with others to form a defense.

3. Botany . palisade parenchyma.

4. palisades, a line of cliffs.

verb (used with object)

5.to furnish or fortify with a palisade.

Shrewd - adjective

1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.

2. keen; piercing.

3. artful.

4. Archaic. malicious.

5. Obsolete. bad.

Tarpaulin - noun

1. a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.

2. a hat, especially a sailor's, made of or covered with such material.

3. Rare. a sailor.

Temerity - noun

reckless boldness; rashness.