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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- fen - - footpad - - wretch - - bramble - - portage - - clad - - valour - - ruthless - - aloof - - despoiled -




the carrying of a boat overland between two waterway

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.

a prickly scrambling vine or shrub

Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness

steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder

a low and marshy area of land

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

an unfortunate or unhappy person

(archaic, literary or obsolete, past participle of clothe) To clothe, to dress.