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