Wordly Wise Vocab Lesson 5

A great mass of ice and snow mixed with rocks that slides down a mountain

• avalanche

• conquer

• blizzard

• foolhardy

A heavy snowstorm with high winds

• blizzard

• avalanche

• crevice

• route

To invite others to a contest

• challenge

• conquer

• summit

• terse

A task that takes skill and effort and may be hard

• challenge

• lure

• makeshift

• previous

To defeat (beat)

• conquer

• previous

• optimist

• thwart

A deep crack in a rock

• crevice

• route

• vertical

• challenge

Someone who does something that is unwise or daring

• foolhardy

• makeshift

• previous

• vertical

To temp someone to do something with the promise of something good

• lure

• conquer

• summit

• thwart

Something that is built or made for temporary use

• makeshift

• optimist

• route

• terse

Someone who always looks on the bright side of things.

• optimist

• previous

• challenge

• crevice