Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Vocabulary Wizard_Murshid_32

Chapter 3

Onslaught- an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.

Wonderment- 1)Astonishment, awe, or surprise.
2)Something that produces wonder; a marvel.
3)Puzzlement or curiosity.

Molasses- a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.

Erratic- 1) deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer; erratic behavior.
2) having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed: erratic winds.
3) Geology. noting or pertaining to a boulder or the like carried by glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place of origin.
4) (of a lichen) having no attachment to the surface on which it grows. –noun
5) an erratic or eccentric person.
6) Geology. an erratic boulder or the like.

Tranquility- quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.

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