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| ledge | (n) a projecting ridge along a surface; underwater reef near shore; a narrow flat surface of shelf |
| thwart | (v) to stand int he way of; to hinder by opposing; (adj) situated or placed across something else; (n) a rower's seat extending across a boat |
| wayward | (adj) tending to do as one pleases; disobedient; not following a rule |
| promontory | (n) a high point of land sticking out into the sea |
| squelch | (v) to stamp on so as to crush; to put an end to by force; to make a sucking sound; (n) a sound made by squishy substance under suction |
| competent | (adj) capable |
| swarm | (n) a large number grouped together and usually in motion; (v) to move or gather in a group; THRONG |
| mull | (v) to think about slowly; pondear |
| plumb | (n) a weight attached to a line; (adj) straight down or up; to a complete degree; (v) to measure with a plumb; to see into and come to understand |
| clutch | (v) to grip; (n) the device for gripping an object; a tight or critical situation; (n) a nest of eggs or brood of chicks |
| poach | (v) to cook in simmering liquid; to hunt/fish unlawfully |
| taut | (adj) tight; high-strung; |
| pendant | (n) something that hangs down as in an ornament; (adj) sticking out or hanging over; supported from above |
| snare | (n) a trap; one of the catgut or metal strings on a snare drum; (v) to capture by use of a snare; to win by skillful measures |
| wizened | (adj) shrunken or wrinkled; (v) to become wrinkled |
| moat | (n) a deep wide trench filled with water around the walls of a castle |
| swill | (v) drench; to drink or eat greedily; (n) food for animals made from scraps; refuse |
| withered | (adj) shriveled; to lose liveliness, force or freshness |
| lobe | (n) curved or rounded part |
| thrust | (v) to push or drive with force; shove; (n) a push or lunge with a pointed weapon; a forward or upward push |
| incoherent | (adj) not clearly or logically connected; |
| crone | (n) witch |
| gorge | (n) a narrow passage, as between 2 mountains; (v) eat a large amount greedily |
| upright | (adj) vertical; living by high moral standards; honorable |
| tension | (n) stress; a state of mental unrest, or unfriendliness between individuals or groups; the act of stretching or being stretched to stiffness |
