The Secret Garden vocabulary Chapter 15

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waft

(v.) to float or be carried through the air (esp. a sound or smell)

mould

Discoloration that develops in a humid, damp atmosphere on the surface of stored food, fabrics, wallpaper, etc caused by fungi (mushrooms); moldy.

herbaceous

Having the characteristics of green and leafy plants such as herbs

unfurling

To cause (something that is folded or rolled up) to open; unroll

gauze

a thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave

scrawny

adjective; very thin and weak

soot

black ashy smoke

rimmed

circled or edged

mad

crazy, insane, or very angry

conceited

excessively proud of oneself; vain

interfere

getting in the way of something

scarce

insufficient to satisfy a need or demand; rarely encountered

tousled

messed up, in disarray


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