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Vocab2
2nd
Term | Definition | Sentence |
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Chandelier (n) | Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | The Chandelier broke and fell on our guest. |
Sassy (adj) | Improperly forward or bold Definition not found for | That student seems to be pretty sassy towards teachers. |
Limb (n) | One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg | Someone from the football team broke one of his limbs. |
Jut (v.) | The act of projecting out from something | The water jutted out of the pipe as soon as the valve was turned. |
Scramble (v.) | Bring into random order; to move hurriedly; stir vigorously | Everyone scrambled across the park when they heard gun shots. |
Fleck (n) | A small contrasting part of something; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | We found a fleck of glass from the sunken submarine. |
Brim (n) | The top edge of a vessel or other container | She poured too much in to the glass, now it's filled to the brim. |
Descend (v) | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | As the day ends the flags descended the poles. |
Linoleum (n) | A floor covering | The newly purchased house needed some new linoleum. |
Strut (v) | To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | She strutted across the catwalk to showcase some new clothes. |
Totter (v) | Move without being stable, as if threatening to fall | She was then dizzy because she hadn't drank any water and began to totter. |
Tavern (n) | A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks | So she went to the tavern to drink some beer. |
Canteen (n) | A flask for carrying liquid | She had brought her canteen and filled it up with some liquor. |
Spartan (n) | A resident of Sparta | Now leaving the tavern she saw a spartan. |
Anemia (n) | A deficiency of red blood cells; a lack of vitality | Apparently that Spartan had anemia. |