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Vocab List #7
Term | Definition |
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Ebb | to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow). to decline or decay; fade away: |
Sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. |
Toehold | a small place where a person's foot can be lodged to support them, especially while climbing. |
Slur | V: speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another. V: perform (a group of two or more notes) legato. N: an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation. |
Etch | V: engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it. |
Disheveled | Adj: (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. |
Lummox | N: a clumsy, stupid person. |
Surge Part 1 | V: to rise and fall actively V: To a rise and move in waves or billow V: To slip around a windlass capstan, or bitts —used especially of a rope V: To rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value |
Traipse | V: walk or move wearily or reluctantly. N: a tedious or tiring journey on foot. N: a slovenly woman. |
Immaculate | Adj: (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy. |
Enticement | N: something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure. N: the quality of being attractive or tempting. |
Precarious | Adj: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. Adj: dependent on chance; uncertain. |
Surge Part 2 | N: a swelling, rolling, or sweeping forward like that of a wave or series of waves N: a large wave or billow N: a movement (such as a slipping or slackening) of a rope or cable N: a sudden jerk or strain caused by such a movement |