– Raised a semitone in pitch as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. – High in pitch acute as, a sharp note or tone. – Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash. – Terminating in a point or edge not obtuse or rounded somewhat pointed or edged peaked or ridged as, a sharp hill sharp features. Having a very thin edge or fine point of a nature to cut or pierce easily not blunt or dull keen. – The act of hurrying in motion or business pressure urgency bustle confusion. – To move or act with haste to proceed with celerity or precipitation as, let us hurry. – Done in a hurry hence, imperfect careless as, a hurried job. Urged on hastened going or working at speed as, a hurried writer a hurried life. – Fitted to excite horror dreadful hideous shocking hence, very offensive. – A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. – A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like. – Incapable of doing harm no longer dangerous in secure care or custody as, the prisoner is safe. – Conferring safety securing from harm not exposing to danger confining securely to be relied upon not dangerous as, a safe harbor a safe bridge, etc. – Smooth and bright or translucent - used almost exclusively of ice as, skating on glare ice.įree from harm, injury, or risk untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury unharmed unhurt secure whole as, safe from disease safe from storms safe from foes. – A smooth, bright, glassy surface as, a glare of ice. – A bright, dazzling light splendor that dazzles the eyes a confusing and bewildering light. – To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. – To be bright and intense, as certain colors to be ostentatiously splendid or gay. – To look with fierce, piercing eyes to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely. – To incur the risk or danger of as, to risk a battle. – To expose to risk, hazard, or peril to venture as, to risk goods on board of a ship to risk one’s person in battle to risk one’s fame by a publication. – Hazard of loss liabillity to loss in property. Hazard danger peril exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. – The mineral substance which incloses a vein a matrix a gangue. – A set all required for an outfit as, a new gang of stays. – A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor a set as, a gang of saws, or of plows. – A number going in company hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose a group of laborers under one foreman a squad as, a gang of sailors a chain gang a gang of thieves. – A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes also, whatever causes such a feeling as, to work annoy. – To molest, incommode, or harm as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade. To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts to tease to ruffle in mind to vex as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Grant all this be it that supposing that notwithstanding though. In the following table you can find the meaning of some of the most difficult words of this list, you can find how to spell each word of this 4th grade Spelling Words list clicking the link in the table above.
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