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WW lesson 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antic | n.a playful orr funny act |
| attire | n.cloths, especially fine and expensive cloths v.to be dressed up or to dress up |
| captivate | v.to please greatly to win over |
| deft | adj.quick and sure |
| diligent | adj.working with great care and effort |
| eclipse | n.the total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another v.to do better than to outshine |
| evolve | v.to develop and change gradually over time n.the changes that take place as something evolves |
| innate | adj.having from birth |
| inscribe | v.to write,print,or etch into as a permanent record n.the act of inscribing o what is inscribed |
| posture | n.the way one holds one body a pose or position v.to assume a particular position |
| shroud | n.something that covers or hides from view cloth used to to wrap a dead body before burial v.to block from sight |
| stifle | v.to cut off from the air to hold back |
| tentative | adj.not fully worked out or final |
| tranquil | adj.calm peaceful n.the state of being tranquil |
| versatile | addible to domany different things or to be used in many different ways |