Friday, December 7, 2012
♣25 WORDS WITH MEANING♣
☻SWARD - Land covered with grassy turf.
☻CLANGOUR- a loud resonant often-repeated noise.
☻MAUVE- any of various pale to moderate pinkish-purple or bluish-purple colours.
☻SKEIN- A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.
☻CREVICE- A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.
☻JOUST- A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
☻SCOUR- To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
☻TERPSICHORE- Greek Mythology The Muse of dancing and choral singing.
☻MELPOMENE- The Muse of tragedy.
☻HICCOUGH- A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.
☻PRIVY- Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret:
☻CROQUET- An outdoor game in which the players drive wooden balls through a series of wickets using long-handled mallets.
☻SOLACE- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
☻CHALICE- A cup for the consecrated wine of the Eucharist.
☻PLAIT- A braid, especially of hair.
☻HEAVE- To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
☻VISCOUS- Having relatively high resistance to flow.
☻PSYCHE- Having relatively high resistance to flow.
☻LICHEN- A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crustlike or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks.
☻SUCCOUR- help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty
☻PHLEGMATIC- Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
☻DOTH- A third person singular present tense of do
☻ZEPHYR- A third person singular present tense of do
☻REVILES- To assail with abusive language
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