ya 2 Flashcards
lurk
to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an
askance
with disapproval or distrust
grapple
to seize with or as if with a grapple
hatchling
a recently hatched animal
barrage
1.a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
2.artillery fire laid on a line (see LINE entry 1 sense 6c) close to friendly troops to screen and protect them
pact
especially : an international treaty
industry
manufacturing activity as a whole
: a distinct group of productive or profit-making enterprises
: a department or branch of a craft, art, business, or manufacture
especially : one that employs a large personnel and capital especially in manufacturing
: systematic labor especially for some useful purpose or the creation of something of value
tether
A line (as of rope or chain) by which a animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
converge
converge
faze
to disturb the composure of : DISCONCERT, DAUNT
breach
infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
afterthought
an idea occurring later
: something (such as a part or feature) not thought of originally : something secondary
wafted
Something (such as a odor) that is wafted :whiff