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Clearing

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-13 22:54:46 UTC

Definition: a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.

Sentence: We buried him in the clearing.

Shroud

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-13 22:59:20 UTC

Definition: a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

Sentence: We wrapped him in a shroud before we buried him.

Crag

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-13 23:04:24 UTC

Definition: a steep, rugged rock.

Sentence: I tripped and fell on a crag.

Thicket

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-13 23:08:15 UTC

Definition: a thick or dense growth of shrubs.

Sentence: I walked through the green thicket.

Stumble

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-13 23:10:10 UTC

Definition: to stagger or fall.

Sentence: My dad started to stumble over that rock.

Slouching

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:24:45 UTC

Definition: to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.

Sentence: I was slouching against that tree.

Loomed

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:30:03 UTC

Definition: lurked.

Sentence: The image loomed in my head.

Minefield

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:35:00 UTC

Definition: an area of ground or water containing explosive mines.

Sentence: The minefield was about to blow.

Rasp

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:37:10 UTC

Definition: to scrape or rub roughly.

Sentence: The shovel rasp against the hard ground.

Calloused

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:39:12 UTC

Definition: hardened.

Sentence: I could feel his calloused skin.

Wreckage

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:41:34 UTC

Definition: act of wrecking.

Sentence: The wreckage was a huge mess.

Tinder

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:44:54 UTC

Definition: any dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark.

Sentence: We needed tinder to start the fire.

Glinted

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 00:47:12 UTC

Definition: gleaming brightness.

Sentence: His eyes glinted.

Tremor

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:06:24 UTC

Definition: a quavering sound.

Sentence: I could hear the tremor in her voice.

Unravel

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:14:48 UTC

Definition: to free from complication or difficulty.

Sentence: I unraveled the mystery.

Clawed

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:18:53 UTC

Definition: to proceed by or as if by using the hands.

Sentence: He clawed his way through the crowd.

Grumbled

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:21:07 UTC

Definition: to murmur or mutter.

Sentence: I heard them grumbling underneath their breath.

Wrenched

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:27:29 UTC

Definition: to pull suddenly.

Sentence: He wrenched the book out of my hand>

Kindling

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:31:29 UTC

Definition: material that can be readily ignited.

Sentence: We gathered our kindling to start the fire.

Crinkled

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:34:36 UTC

Definition: to wrinkle.

Sentence: I crinkled my paper up.

Sleek

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:37:05 UTC

Definition: smooth or glossy.

Sentence: Her hair looked sleek.

Twinkle

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:40:46 UTC

Definition: sparkle.

Sentence: There was a twinkle in his eye.

Clusters

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:43:05 UTC

Definition: a group of things or persons.

Sentence: There were clusters of people on the side of the road.

Outskirts

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:48:50 UTC

Definition: the outlying district or region.

Sentence; We were in the outskirts of town.

Chaos

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:53:45 UTC

Definition: a state of utter confusion or disorder.

Sentence: The town was in chaos because of the fire.

Tracts

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 22:56:23 UTC

Definition: an expanse or area of land, water, etc.

Sentence: There were tracts of abandoned houses.

Crumbling

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-15 23:00:45 UTC

Definition: to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments.

Sentence: The walls were crumbling.

Smashed

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:12:59 UTC

Definition: to break to pieces.

Sentence: the glass was smashed to pieces.

Backpacking

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:16:13 UTC

Definition: to go on a hike, using a backpack.

Sentence: People are backpacking in Japan.

Stubborn

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:22:29 UTC

Definition: unreasonably obstinate.

Sentence: He was acting stubborn.

Stragglers

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:26:51 UTC

Definition: to stray from the road.

Sentence: Many stragglers were straying from the road.

Vivid

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:31:41 UTC

Definition: strikingly bright or intense

Sentence: The lime green paint was vivid.

Salvage

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:33:11 UTC

Definition: the act of saving.

Sentence: We salveged the food.

Dilapidated

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:33:25 UTC

Definition: reduced to or fallen into partial ruin.

Sentence:The house had been dilapidated.

Venison

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:33:40 UTC

Definition: the flesh of a deer, used as food.

Sentence: We ate venison as a snack.

Hardtack

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:34:29 UTC

Definition: I hard, saltless biscut .

Sentence: We ate old hardtack.

Swarm

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:34:41 UTC

Definition: A number of things or persons, expesially in motion.

Sentence: There was a swarm of people coming toward us.

Recoiled

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:34:48 UTC

Definition: to coil again.

Sentence: I recoiled the yarn.

Quiver

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:34:56 UTC

Definition: to shake with a slight but rapid motion.

Sentence: He started to quiver.

Lumbered

bailee_mcclure — 2013-05-16 00:35:06 UTC

Definition: To convert into lumber.

Sentence: We lumbered alot of acres.