Blood Lure Vocabulary

[Blood Lure Notes]

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Week 1-Part1:

Flotsam- floating wreckage of something

Omnivores-feeding on both animals and vegetables

Portentously-causing wonder

Sanguine-having the color of blood

Carrion-dead or decaying

Olfactory-concerned w/ the sense of smell

Elixir-a substance held to be capable of changing metals into gold; a substance held to be capable of extending like; a sweetened usually alcoholic liquid containing medicinal agents

Daunting-to lessen the courage of

Proximity-the state or condition of being near

Malice-the intention of doing harm for the satisfaction of doing it

Salient-sticking outward

Pristine-being fresh and clean

Tenuous-having little substance or strength

Cached-to hide or store in a cache place for storing and preserving

Arduous-extremely difficult

Slake-relieve or satisfy with water or liquid

Interloper-a person who interferes wrongly or meddlesome

Prodigious-very big

Succulent-full of juice

Plethora- of great amount

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Week1-Part2:

Pique-to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff

Bucolic-of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen; relating to or typical of rural life

Stealthy-intended to escape observation

Lurid-wan and ghastly pale in appearance

Malevolent-productive of harm or evil

Futile-serving no useful purpose

Rudimentary-of a primitive kind

Meticulous-marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

Asymmetry-not symmetrical

Carnage-the flesh of slain animals or men

Corroborate-to support with evidence or authority: make more certain

Behooved-to be necessary, proper or advantageous for

Altruistic-unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

Unfettered-unrestrained

Squalid-marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty; sordid

Ephemeral- a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days

Tedium-the quality or state of being tedious; a tedious period of time

Queries-a question in the mind

Effusive-excessively demonstrative 

Visceral-dealing with crude or elemental emotions

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