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Chapters I-5: rivulet: riv·u·let (r v y -lt) n.
- A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
Dissipate: dis·si·pate (ds-p t )
v. dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing, dis·si·pates
v. tr.
To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.
Bayonet: bay·o·net (b-nt, -n t, b-nt)
n.
- A blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close combat.
Gully: gul·ly1 (g l )
n. pl. gul·lies
- A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.
Stout: adj. stout·er, stout·est
Armadillo: ar·ma·dil·lo (ärm-dl )
n. pl. ar·ma·dil·los
- Any of several omnivorous, burrowing, edentate mammals (family Dasypodidae), native to southern North America and South
America and characterized by an armorlike covering consisting of jointed bony plates
Shebang: she·bang (sh-b ng)
n. Slang
- A situation, organization, contrivance, or set of facts or things: organized and ran the whole shebang.
Prodigal: prod·i·gal (pr d-gl)
adj.
Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal life.
Chapters 6-10:
Truculent: truc·u·lent (trky-lnt)
adj.
Disposed to fight; pugnacious.
Expressing bitter opposition; scathing: a truculent speech against the new government.
Disposed to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce.
Jalopy: ja·lop·y (j-lp)
n. Informal pl. ja·lop·ies
- An old, dilapidated motor vehicle, especially an automobile
Animosity: an·i·mos·i·ty (n-ms-t)
n. pl. an·i·mos·i·ties
Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
A hostile feeling or act.
Cantankerous: can·tan·ker·ous (kn-tngkr-s)
adj.
Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: disliked her cantankerous landlord.
Difficult to handle: "had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous" (Boston Globe).
Brood: brood (br d)
n.
The children in one family
Scrounge: scrounge (skrounj)
v. Slang scrounged, scroung·ing,
scroung·es
v. tr.
To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother.
To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.
Globule: glob·ule (glbyl)
n.
- A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.
Restively: res·tive (rstv)
adj.
Uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay.
Resisting control; difficult to control.
Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.
Relinquish: re·lin·quish (r-lngkwsh)
tr.v. re·lin·quished, re·lin·quish·ing, re·lin·quish·es
To retire from; give up or abandon.
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended).
To let go; surrender.
To cease holding physically; release: relinquish a grip.
tarpaulin: tar·pau·lin (tär-pôln, tärp-)
n.
Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture.
A sheet of this material.
Chapters 11-15
Corrugated: cor·ru·gate (kôr-gt, kr-)
v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates
v. tr.
- To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.
Gnaw: gnaw (nô)
v. gnawed, gnaw·ing, gnaws
v. tr.
To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
To produce by gnawing: gnaw a hole.
To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing: waves gnawing the rocky shore.
To afflict or worry persistently: fear that constantly gnawed me.
Corduroy: cor·du·roy (kôrd-roi)
n.
A durable cut-pile fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
corduroys Trousers made of corduroy.
A road made of logs laid down crosswise.
Gulch: gulch (glch)
n.
- A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
Flaxen: flax·en (flksn)
adj.
Made of or resembling flax.
Having the pale grayish-yellow color of flax fiber: flaxen braids.
Chapters I6-20:
Sullen: sul·len (sln)
adj. sul·len·er, sul·len·est
Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.
Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.
Lanky: lank·y (lngk)
adj. lank·i·er, lank·i·est
- Tall, thin, and ungainly. See Synonyms at lean.
Exhortation: ex·hor·ta·tion (gzôr-tshn, ksôr-)
n.
The act or an instance of exhorting.
A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises
Heliograph: he·li·o·graph (hl--grf)
n.
A device for transmitting messages by reflecting sunlight.
A device for photographing the sun.
Swagger: swag·ger (swgr)
v. swag·gered, swag·ger·ing, swag·gers
v. intr.
To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut.
To brag; boast.
Saunter : saun·ter (sôntr)
intr.v. saun·tered, saun·ter·ing, saun·ters
- To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.
tourniquet: tour·ni·quet (t rn-kt, tûr-)
n.
- A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through
a large artery in a limb.
Chapters 2I-25:
Paradox: par·a·dox (pr-dks)
n.
A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
Dungarees: dun·ga·ree (dngg-r)
n.
A sturdy, often blue denim fabric.
dungarees Trousers or overalls made of sturdy denim fabric.
Gingham: ging·ham (gngm)
n.
- A yarn-dyed cotton fabric woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid colors.
Rakish: rak·ish1 (rksh)
adj.
Nautical. Having a trim, streamlined appearance: "We were schooner-rigged and rakish, with a long and lissome hull"
(John Masefield).
Dashingly or sportingly stylish; jaunty.
Quarantine: quar·an·tine (kwôrn-tn, kwr-)
n.
A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at
a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
A place for such detention.
Chapters 26-30:
Insignia: in·sig·ni·a (n-sgn-) also in·sig·ne (-n)
n. pl. insignia or in·sig·ni·as
A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem.
A distinguishing sign.
Trudge: trudge (trj)
intr.v. trudged, trudg·ing, trudg·es
- To walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; plod.
Ravenous: rav·en·ous (rv-ns)
adj.
Extremely hungry; voracious.
Rapacious; predatory.
Placard: plac·ard (plkärd, -rd)
n.
A sign or notice for display in a public place.
A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door.
Dote: dote (dt)
intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes
- To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child.
Nimble: nim·ble (nmbl)
adj. nim·bler, nim·blest
Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers.
Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits.
vain: vain (vn)
adj. vain·er, vain·est
Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless: a vain attempt.
Lacking substance or worth: vain talk.
Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
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