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English Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nursery | a room in a house for a specific use for young children |
| recede | go or move back further from previous position **(to move back)** |
| odor | a bad smell --especially unpleasant one |
| flicker | shine very rapidly in brightness |
| vulture | a large bird of prey eating dead people or animals |
| mechanical | working or produced by machines |
| effeciency | the ability to achieve end goals with little or no waste /no effort/no energy |
| jaunt | a short excursion OR journey for pleasure |
| pelt | attack someone by repeatedly hurling things at them |
| exhale | breathe out or give off |
| tantrum | an uncontrollable outburst of anger or aggression. Usually by a toddler. |
| telepathic | capable of transmitting thoughts to other people AND knowing their thoughts |
| **neurosis | excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession |
| **insufferable | too extreme to bear. Intolerable |
| **intersperse | scatter among or between other things; place here and there. |
| **persecute | subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or their political beliefs. |
| **relish | great enjoyment |
| **vague | of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning. |
| destructive | causing great and irreparable harm or damage. |
| abruptly | suddenly and unexpectedly |
| contemplate | to look thoughtfully for a long time. OR to think about |