Vocabulary Word
Word: scavenge
Definition: hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
Definition: hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
More Vocab Words
::: salvage - rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved::: accrue - come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
::: somnambulist - sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism
::: petty - trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded
::: catharsis - purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
::: volley - simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.
::: privation - lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
::: capillary - having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
::: historic - important in history; Ex. historic battle
::: devoid - empty; lacking
