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TKM Vocabulary
Fall 2008 Set 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clench | to close into a tight ball, especially as a show of extreme anger. |
| peril | exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost |
| attribute | to associate with or relate to a particular cause or source |
| contentious | causing or likely to cause and argument; controversial |
| thunderstruck | extremely surprised or shocked |
| sluggish | slow-moving or inactive |
| bond | something that forms a connection between people or groups |
| melancholy | causing depression or sadness |
| plaster | to cover completely (with plaster) |
| fling | to throw or do suddenly and rapidly with force |
| neglect | to pay little or no attention to; disregard |
| subtle | fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand |
| stray | lost from home; having no home |
| fuss | a) to argue or noisily dispute b) to do things, or pay too much attention to things, that are not important or necessary |
| grin | to smile widely |