Purple Vocab 18 Flashcards

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Basked

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When you lay out in the warm sun, relaxing

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Swell

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A gentle, rolling wave

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Buffeted

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When someone or something is thrown back and forth by something strong, usually in nature (by the wind, waves, etc)

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Quay

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A landing place for boats that sticks out from the shore like a pier, but is usually made from rocks

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Mussels

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A sea animal that lives inside small shells

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Injured

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Hurt

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Nuzzle

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To hold someone or something close and gently

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Molt

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When an animal loses its outer skin or feathers

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Plunge

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To dive quickly under water

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Haul

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To pull or carry something heavy

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Gale

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A big storm at sea

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12
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Wrench

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To grab something roughly and forcefully

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13
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Elated

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Excited

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14
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Sensation

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A feeling

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Heave

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To push or throw something heavy

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