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Word List Day 13
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poncho | large piece of cloth |
| impassive | unmoved; feeling no sign of passion |
| pitfall | covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger |
| coddle | treat with care and tenderness |
| inscrutable | incapable of being discovered or understood |
| shrill | sharp; piercing |
| arboreal | of connected with trees |
| boorish | crude; rude |
| lull | become quiet or less active |
| timorous | fearful timid afraid |
| imperturbable | calm not capable of being excited |
| perch | take up a high position |
| prudence | careful forethought |
| cohort | a group or band of people |
| sagacious | having sound judgment; perceptive; wise like a sage |
| ignoble | not noble; inferior |
| intersperse | place here and there |
| oblivious | unaware; having no memory |
| rescind | repeal/annul/cancel |
| nebulous | cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct |
| disseminate | distribute (esp. ideas) |
| heed | attention/give notice to |
| laudatory | expressing or giving praise |
| bask | in enjoy warmth and light |
| fluke | lucky; stroke |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement |
| pliant | easily bent |
| endearing | making dear or liked |
| precarious | uncertain risky dangerous |
| inferno | hell |
| palpitate | tremble beat rapidly and irregularly |
| embellish | make beautiful |
| ominous | threatening |
| fluster | make nervous or confused |
| matriculation | be admitted enter a university as a student |