hoisted
raised or lifted
fretted
worried
nomads
people who wander from place to place
banshee
female spirit
edible
consumable
arroyos
steep sided gully canyon
harebrained
rash
addled
unable to think clearly
embankment
a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area
sashayed
walking proudly, walked with a dancelike step
creosote
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar
pigeonholed
A deposit
gestate
Carry a fetus
warmonger
a person who advocates war or warlike policies
perversion
the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended.
diminutive
A reduction in size
mediocre
Average
tobogganing
a long, light sled that is used for sliding over snow and ice. Penguins slide over the ice and snow on their bellies. They use their flippers and feet to push them forward over the ice while they are ____________.
geode
A hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown.
mirage
optical illusion