Vocab Set E

2. small waves
5. a large wading bird with a long down-curved bill, long neck, and long legs
8. the scientific study of birds
9. formal acts of greeting an important person
12. an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures
13. wet thoroughly; soak
17. a metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing
18. a workshop or factory for casting metal
19. a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails
20. poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups

1. the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted.
3. preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices
4. a top-floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one (traditionally inhabited by an artist)
6. a transparent pale green, blue, or yellow mineral consisting of a silicate of beryllium and aluminum, sometimes used as a gemstone
7. a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater
10. tall thin grass in wet areas
11. a church tower and spire
14. a woman who likes to win the admiration of men
15. a large waterfall
16. treating without seriousness or respect