3rd-4th WordMasters Fall 09
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- channel
- the deepest part of a stream or river; a way through which something like news or messages may travel; a band of broadcast frequencies
- network
- a pattern, fabric, or structure in which cords, threads or wires cross at regular intervals; a chain of tv/radio broadcastin stations; a group of computers connected by cables
- coast
- the edge of the land next to the sea; to continue to move without power or with little effort
- erect
- in a vertical or upright position; to build, construct, establish or set up
- rubble
- fragments of stone or other material left after the destruction or decay of a building; irregular broken pieces of rock
- tawny
- a light brown to brownish orange
- strut
- swagger; a vain, pompous way of walking; a bar or rod used to brace something
- gulf
- a large body of ocean or sea water that is partially surrounded by land; a deep gap as in the earth or in understanding
- mangle
- to ruin, spoil, disfigure; a machine that presses fabrics by running them through hot rollers
- buff
- soft thick yellowish leather made from the skin of buffalo, elk or oxen; to poish or shine with a piece of soft material; someone with great interest or knowledge of a subject
- corridor
- hall or passageway
- raging
- to speak or act in violent anger; to move with great violence
- intricate
- elaborate; difficult to understand
- launch
- to start into motion; to set afloat or propel into the air; to plunge into something energetically
- demolish
- to tear down; to put an end to
- cocky
- arrogant, conceited; too sure of oneself
- chisel
- a metal tool with a sharp beveled edge used to cut or shape stone, wood or metal; to cheat or obtain by deception
- leisurely
- in an unhurried manner; slowly
- etch
- to cut into metal or glass; to impress or imprint clearly
- jounce
- to move with bumps and jolts
- kindling
- sticks and other small pieces to material used to start a fire
- link
- something that joins or connects; a loop of a chain
- complex
- a system or unit consisting of many connected parts; intricate
- amble
- to walk or move along at a slow leisurely pace
- lustrous
- shining, gleaming; having luster