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VW 10-3-13
Personal vocabulary words made on 10-3-13.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indigent | - suffering from lack of money; very poor |
| Suppliant | - a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority |
| Estuary | - the part of a wide lower course of a river |
| Poultice | - a soft moist mass of bread, clay, meal, usually heated, spread on cloth |
| Speculatively | - relating to or characterized by investment involving high risk but also the possibility of high profits |
| Bulwark | - some that provides protection for or against something |
| Precipitated | - caused to happen suddenly; unexpectedly |
| Incandescence | - the emission of visible light by a hot object |
| Lethargy | - the lack of energy and extrusion; lazy |
| Undulating | - move with a smooth, wave like motion |
| Transfigured | - transform into something more beautiful or elevated |
| Petulant | - childishly sulky or bad tempered |
| Germane | - relevant to a subject under consideration |
| Monolithic | - formed from a single large block of stone |
| Semblance | - the outward appearance of something |
| Feinted | - making a distractive movement |
| Hummock | - a low mound or ridge of earth |
| Judicious | - done or shown with good judgement or sense |
| Furtive | - attempting to avoid notice or appearance |
| Stalwart | - loyal; reliable; hardworking |
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