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Joy of Vocabulary 16

Joy of Vocabulary Lesson 16

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amble to walk unhurriedly; to go leisurely; to saunter
concomitant accompanying; concurrent
congregate to gather into a crowd; to assemble
exodus going out; mass departure (like that of the Israelites from Egypt)
flounder to struggle awkwardly to move or obtain a footing; to proceed clumsily with frequent mistakes
founder to come to grief; to go to the bottom; to sink or collapse
incursion sudden, brief invasion; inroad; raid
itinerary route of a journey
labyrinth place full of confusing interconnecting passageways and blind alleys; maze; anything extremely intricate and perplexing
meander to follow a winding, intricate course; to wander aimlessly; to ramble
obituary published notice of death, including a short biographical account
obsolescent going out of use
peregrination travel; journey
peripatetic walking about from place to place; itinerant
retrogress to move backward to an earlier or worse condition; to degenerate
safari journey or hunting expedition, especially in eastern Africa; any lengthy, adventurous expedition
somnambulist person who walks in his or her sleep; sleepwalker
transition process or period of passing from one condition, place, or action to another; change
wanderlust strong, restless longing to travel
yaw to deviate abruptly from a straight course; to swerve or veer
Created by: Nicole Eleni
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