Studied by 5 peopleTrapeze (n.)
a swing used by circus acrobats
Encroaching (v.)
trespassing, intruding
Cataracts (pl. n.)
clouding of the lens of the eyes
Flair (n.)
a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
Whiff (n.)
a slight smell of something
Replica (n.)
a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original
Commemorates (v.)
honors a memory
Instantaneously (adv)
immediately
Plumed (adj.)
Adorned with feathers
Vignette (n.)
a short scene or story
Calibrated (adj.)
marked with measurements, smooth the parts of the machine
Radiance (n.)
the quality or state of being radiant; brightness
Edifice (n.)
a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
Jabbed (v.)
made a poking or punching movement
Extricating (v.)
setting free; removing from a difficult situation
Hemorrhaged (v.)
lose a great amount of blood
Egocentrism (n.)
the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view, self centered
Idle (adj.)
Not active or in use
Etched (v.)
cut or impressed into a surface
Weathering (v.)
wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
Porous (adj.)
full of tiny holes, permeable
Confinement (n.)
imprisonment
Illiterate (adj.)
unable to read or write
Broadened (v.)
become larger in distance from side to side; widen.
Constricting (adj.)
Preventing freedom of movement; limiting
Creosote (n.)
a product made from tree resin that is used as a wood coating and preservative
Culprit (n.)
one responsible for a crime
Vigorous (adj.)
done with power, force or energy
Breadth (n.)
width
Complied (v.)
carried out or fulfilled a request, cooperated
Ascend (v.)
to move upward, to rise from a lower station
Tentative (adj.)
uncertain, hesitant
Looming (v.)
appearing large and scary
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