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STAW Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amateur | a person who does something without being professionally trained |
| ammunition | any means of attack or defense |
| bogus | not genuine, not real, fake |
| boonies | (slang) a wild, heavily wooded area, wilderness |
| burbled | to babble on and on as a young child |
| choreography | the written notation of the movement of dance especially ballet |
| delinquent | failing or neglecting to do what duty or law requires |
| Edith Wharton | Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer |
| Fritillary | medium-sized butterflies usually having brownish wings with silver spots |
| fung schwayed | (Feng shui) the ancient Chinese knowledge of bringing peace and harmony to one's life. |
| guru | one personal spiritual adviser or teacher, a leader highly regarded |
| hostility | the act of showing ill will,un friendly, anger or violence |
| irrelevant | not to the point, not relating to the subject |
| inedible | not fit to be eaten, not edible |
| introvert | someone who does not share thoughts or feeling with others, shy |
| lavender: | a pale purple color |
| meditation: | to be in deep reflections, thoughts, or ponder |
| patriarch | the oldest member of a family or group |
| personified | to be a symbol or perfect example of |
| pungent: | producing a sharp sensation of taste or smell, unpleasant |
| saccharine | having the nature of containing sugar, syrupy |
| spontaneity | arising from a momentary impulse, without thinking it through |
| scythe | a long single-edged blade used for cutting tall grass, grains |
| sentimental | having or showing tender, gentle or delicate feelings, emotions |
| tripe | anything worthless, offensive, nonsense |