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Reading Vocab 10/18/2010

  1. perilous
    adjective

    Dangerous:

    The icy steps were perilous to walk on.
  2. uncharted
    verb

    not yet investigated
  3. astonished
    verb

    surprised
  4. steered
    verb

    to guide
  5. ferocious
    adjective

    Fierce, powerful:

    The ferocious tiger leapt against the bars of his cage.

    • Word History
    • The Latin word ferus meant "wild and savage." This is the origin of the words ferocious and fierce.
  6. unveiled
    verb

    To show or make known for the first time
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GRIZELLE
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43223
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Reading Vocab 10/18/2010
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Reading Vocab 10/18/2010
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