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Words of Wonder

Wacky Words

Terms

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Congenial
used of plants
Anguished
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
Entreatingly
in a beseeching manner
Apparatus
equipment designed to serve a specific function
Gambit
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
Cordial
sincerely or intensely felt
Accolade
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Cosmopolite
one who is at home in every place; an organism found in most parts of the world
Monolith
a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
Rubato
making the established pulse flexible by accelerating and slowing down the tempo, an expressive device
Meaner
verb-to wander aimlessly;ramble
Scorned
treated with contempt
Check
the act of inspecting or verifying
Tabby
female cat
Treasonable
constituting treason
Lapsed
no longer active or practicing
Arid
lacking vitality or spirit
Burnishing
Using the back of a spoon or some other tool to make the clay smooth.
Insolence
an offensive disrespectful impudent act
Kippers
salted and smoked herring
Tranquility
a disposition free from stress or emotion
Ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
Aquiline
curved down like an eagle's beak
Swede
a native or inhabitant of Sweden
Rancour
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Hearth
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
Lament
a mohttp://quizlet.com/edit/113173/#urnful poem
Gorge
a narrow passage (like the ones between mountains)
Facade
the face or front of a building
Grievance
a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Lapsed
no longer active or practicing
Infuriate
make furious
Pier
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
Flay
To strip the skin off of something
Benignly
in a benign manner
Cascading
falling or tumbling
Dithering
the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color
Subversive
a radical supporter of political or social revolution
Nomads
people with no permanent home; move from place to place in search of food,
Unkempt
not properly maintained
Obliged
obligated; indebted to; mandatory
Dinghy
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
Fugue
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
Ensuing
following immediately and as a result of what went before
Rapacious
devouring or craving food in great quantities

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