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WOD5
word of the day vocab 1-30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flag | to grow weak or tired |
| commence | to begin |
| reap | to harvest |
| balderdash | nonsense |
| significant | important |
| vague | not clear |
| treasury | money belong to a bank, company, or club |
| notorious | famous for a bad reason |
| simian | apelike |
| trivial | unimportant |
| tyro | new learner |
| overwhelming | to great or serious to be handled |
| balk | to stop in a stubborn way and refuse to go on |
| tomfoolery | silly behavior |
| Judicious | using good judgement, thinking of consequences |
| Etiquette | set of rules and habits for proper behavior |
| combustible | able to catch on fire easily |
| conflagration | a very big fire that causes great destruction |
| jostle | push and shove in a rough way |
| heed | pay close attention to |
| balk | to stop in a stubborn way and refuse to go on |
| glean | to collect little by little |
| toil | to work hard for a very long time |
| surrender | give up |
| acquire | to get through some effort |
| fury | very fierce anger or a great force |
| indisposed | to sick or weak to do one's job |
| helm | the wheel of a ship |
| pandemonium | wild uproar |
| cache | a hiding place for goods |
| specter | scary ghost |
| Legerdemain | the sleight-of-hand trickery |
| incognito | in disguise |
| attire | clothing |
| abode | a place where someone lives,house |
| misnomer | an error in the name of a person, lace, or thing |
| cliche | a saying that has been overused that is no longer fresh |
| relic | an item from the past |
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ngreger
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