It Glossary

It Glossary

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Amiable

Friendly and pleasant

Ember

A very small piece of burning coal in a fire

Ineluctable

Something that is inescapable

Jamb

A post

Macadam

Broken stone used to make a road

Prow

The bow of a ship

Rootlet

A small root

Sawhorse

A beam used to support any type of wood so that it can be sawed

Sluiceway

An artificial waterway

Vagary

A person's quirk/idiosyncrasy

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