english Flashcards
Warily
Cautiously or carefully
Cadence
A change in the voice to express a grammatical function or attribute
Gingerly
A careful or cautious manner
Scald
To be brunt, or affected by heat in some way
Nosing
The rounded edge of a step
Revelation
A surprising unknown fact
Ecclesiastes
A book of the bible attributed to Solomon
Clinkers
A stoney residue, from burned coal
Fragmentary
Having small, disconnected parts that are incomplete
Pedants
A person who gives too much attention to small details
Wander
To move in a leisurely, directionless way.
Pinprick
A prick made by a pin
Allotted
To reserve an area for something
Convolution
A shape that is sculpted in a specific way
Sowing
Planting a seed
Squander
To waste Time or Money
Gout
A type of arthritis that causes swelling
Oilskin
Heavy cotton cloth waterproofed with oil
Steam shovel
A huge machine that dug up rocks
Pyre
A heap of combustible material, used for burning dead bodies
