Units XI & XII Vocabulary

Threatening harm; meanacing

a typical example or pattern of something; a model

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

a very unpleasant smell

To make amends or reparation

a small waterfall

Lacking strong features or characteristics

A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something

lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy

a fence or wall made from wooden stakes

a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession

entirely lacking or free from, empty of

filled or well supplied with something

the male head of a family or tribe

a general feeling or discomfort or illness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

Outrageously large/ huge

Having impaired or defective vision

ineffective or bungling; clumsy

desire to inflict injury, harm, suffering, on another