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Jan 22, 2012

Sprout

to begin to grow, or to produce new growth:
 Our new seedlings have begun to sprout





absorb

to take in a liquid, gas, or chemical:
The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well.
fig. The country has absorbed millions of immigrants over the years.



Jan 16, 2012

cottage

a small house, usually away from a city or town
 
 
 
 

Stain

to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark:
 If you stain wood, you put a substance on it that changes its color:
 Instead of painting the woodwork, she stained it dark brown





 Strawberry juice stained my shirt.
 This carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain easily.

Hearth

the floor of a fireplace, and often also the area in front of it



Jan 12, 2012

Timid

easily frightened; not brave or confident:
She was timid about swimming in deep water.




cushion

to soften or protect someone or something from the effects of a fall, moving too quickly into something, sitting or lying on a hard object, etc.






 The soft grass cushioned his fall (= made it hurt less).


Parcel

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package:
 A parcel of land is an area of it:
a 50-acre parcel on Lake Mead








a food parcel

Jan 10, 2012

Horrid

Horrid

very bad or unpleasant:
It was a horrid purple color which she detested.




Marigold

marigold

a plant with bright yellow or orange flowers




cockle

cockle

a small rounded sea creature with a shell, common in Europe, which can be eaten







Tease

to intentionally annoy a person or animal by saying something that is not true or pretending to do something, often in a playful way:
 Don’t tease the dog by showing her the treat if you’re not going to give it to her.
 I was only teasing ( joking), I didn’t mean anything by it.





Jan 5, 2012

landscape

a large area of countryside, usually one without many buildings or other things that are not natural
A landscape is also a view or picture of the countryside:
She collects early twentieth century landscapes



Prose

 written language in its ordinary form rather than in the form of poems.




Jan 3, 2012

Profound

felt or experienced strongly; extreme:
The speech had a profound influence on her.





Camaraderie

a friendly feeling toward people with whom you share an experience or with whom you work:
For me mountain climbing is less about physical effort than about cooperation and camaraderie.




Bulky

too big and taking up too much space:
She carried a very bulky package on the bus.




Meticulous

giving or showing careful attention to every detail:
a meticulous housekeeper
meticulous research





Eccentricity

strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way:
eccentric behavior