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Wordmasters!
Wordmaster studys for Languge Arts.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alight | Come down, descend, or to settle after descending. To stumble across something accidentally. |
| Blitz | Attack, destroy, or demolish. |
| Coxcomb | A conceded, foolish person. |
| Heedless | Careless, thoughtless, or unmindful. |
| Sliver | Any small narrow piece or portion. |
| Vain | Excessively proud or concerned about one's own experience or quality. |
| Digress | Turn aside from the main subject in talking or writing, off topic. |
| Roil | To render turbid by stirring up sediment, to disturb, or irritate. |
| Indulge | Allow on self to enjoy the pleasure of, become involved in, satisfy. |
| Tremor | Involuntary shaking of the body. |
| Overbearing | To bear over or down by weight or force, overwhelming or critical importance. |
| Sprint | Race or move at full speed, especially for short distances, including great activity. |
| Discreet | Judicious in one's conduct or speech or conduct especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature. |
| Supplant | To take the place of as through force strategy or the like. To replace by something else. |
| Siege | A series of illness, troubles, or annoyances. |
| Slapdash | In a careless, hasty, or haphazard manner. |
| Quaver | To shake tremulously, quiver or tremble. |
| Smug | Self-satisfied, snobbish. |
| Snippet | A small bit, scrap, or fragment; particle, piece. |
| Glean | To do it bit by bit, S L O W L Y. |
| Prig | A snob, prude. |
| Precise | Being exact, to be perfect, carefully. |
| Embark | To get on, to board, to start a business. |
| Meander | Wonder at random, with little or no purpose. |
| Obstreperous | Noisy or clamorous. |