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HOMSvocab1
sections 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temporary | lasting for a limited time |
| chandelier | a branched often ornate lighting fixture from the ceiling |
| inherit | to have in turn or recieve as if from an ancestor |
| baptize | to give a name to a chiristian |
| distant | seprated in a relationship other than spatial |
| marimbas | a wooden xylophone-like instrument of the southern Africa and central america |
| plucked | to play by sounding the srtings with the fingers or a pick |
| slant | to turn or incline from a right line or level |
| lopsided | lacking in balance symmetry or proportion |
| jutting | to extend out up or forward |
| flecks | streaks or spots |
| slats | a thin narrow flat strip especially of wood or metal |
| cumulus | a dense puffy cloud with flat base and rounded outlines often piled up |
| nimbus | a rian cloud |
| frijoles | any of various beans used in Mexican style cooking |
| descended | to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or more remote to nearer |
| linoleum | floor covering made by laying on a burlap or canvas backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil with gums, cork dust or wood flour or both and usually pigments |
| strutted | to wlak with a proud gait |
| canteen | a small cafeteria or snack bar |
| anemic | lacking in substance and quantity |
| tamales | a mexican dish of seasoned meat wrapped in cornmeal dough and steamed/baked corn husked |
| plungers | a rubber suction cup on a handle used to free plubing obstrucrtions |
| ignition | a device that activates an ignition sysytem (car start) |