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Word List

barometer

collide

envelop

graze

hatch

retrieve

shackle

skirmish

visible

visual

Definitions

barometer (būr

tūr) noun An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.

collide (k

d) verb
1.  Crash together with violent impact.   "The cars collided"
2.  Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.

Synonyms:	bump, crash, slam, smash, hit
Antonyms:	miss, avoid, agree, coincide

envelop (

p) verb Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. "Fog enveloped the house"

Synonyms:	fence, cloak, shroud, cage, surround, veil, wrap, cover, invest
Antonyms:	unwrap, expose

graze (gr

z) noun,verb
1.  Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping.   "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
2.  Scrape gently.

Synonyms:

skim, chafe, scrape, feed, erode, shave, contact, kiss, touch lightly, rub, brush

hatch (h

ch) noun,verb
1.  Emerge from the eggs; of birds, fish, or reptiles.
2.  Devise or invent.

Synonyms:

father, induce, originate, devise, concoct, invent, create, get

retrieve (r

v) verb
1.  Get or find back; recover the use of.
2.  Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.

Synonyms:

fetch, recover, regain, get back, recoup, get, reclaim, renovate, resuscitate, recruit

shackle (sh

l) noun,verb A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).

skirmish (skūrm

sh) noun,verb A minor short-term fight.

Synonyms:

fray, encounter, clash

visible (v

l) adjective Perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view. "a visible object" "visible stars" "mountains visible in the distance" "a visible change of expression" "visible files"

Synonyms:	observable, clear, discernible, visual, evident, apparent, perceptible, distinct, plain
Antonyms:	invisible, hidden, imperceptible

visual (v

l) adjective
1.  Relating to or using sight.   "visual powers" "visual navigation"
2.  Able to be seen.   "a visual presentation" "a visual image"

Synonyms:

perceivable, discernible, observable, visible