scree [skree]

noun:
an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff; a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain


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Sorry it's a day late... still not really over the grotty from last week :(

skulk [skuhlk]
verb:
1 Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive; to hide or conceal something (such as oneself) often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent.

2 Move stealthily or furtively.

3 Shirk one's duties or responsibilities.

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rorqual (RAWR-kwuhl) - n., any of several whales of the family Balaenopteridae ( Read more... )

kenspeckle (KEN-spek-uhl) or kenspeckled - adj., (Scot. & N. Eng.) conspicuous, easily seen or recognized ( Read more... )

hoar·frost [ˈhɔːˌfrɒst]:
origin: (1250) Middle English; Old Norse hor= white/grey coating, to loose color with age + frost= to freeze.


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Swale: [sweyl]

Noun:
1. A low tract of land, especially one that is moist or marshy, often with ranker vegetation than that of the adjacent higher lands.

2. A valleylike intersection of two slopes in a piece of land.

3.A manmade ditch designed to manage water runoff, filter pollutants, and increase rainwater infiltration.

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bar·code hair [bah-ko-do heya-]:
origin: 20th century


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If you were a narwhal, you'd have had a very weird existence, mostly because science had decided that you never really "existed" at all - then was forced to acknowledge that you weren't mythical, however proclaiming you long extinct! Only to find out, that indeed you were not extinct (reluctantly acknowledging sightings and ergo said people's ( Read more... )

niddering (NID-uhr-ing) - n., a coward, a wretch. adj., cowardly ( Read more... )

Swarf (swɔːf):
origin: Scandinavian (Old Norse), svarf = mentallic dust
One of those words that sounds fake, but isn't.

noun
Metal shavings accumulated from the use of (often mechanical) cutting tools.
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