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Vocab list 6
Term | Definition |
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vapor | 1. fine particles of matter (as fog or smoke) floating in the air and clouding it. 2. a substance in the gaseous state. |
slog | 1. to plod heavily tramp. slogged through the snow. 2. to work hard and steadily plug. |
weighty | of much importance or consequence momentous. a weighty problem |
crescendo | a gradual increase. a crescendo of excitement. specifically a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage. the peak of a gradual increase climax. |
deluge | an overflowing of the land by water flood. b. a drenching rain. 2. an overwhelming amount or number. |
bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
juvenile | a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult |
fang | one of the long sharp teeth which are used by an animal to seize, hold, and tear apart its prey |
fiasco | something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage. |
enunciate | to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly. |
pristine | pristine. adjective. pris·tine ˈpris-ˌtēn. 1. : not spoiled, polluted, or corrupted (as by civilization) |
cistern | cistern. noun. cis·tern ˈsis-tərn. : an artificial reservoir or tank for storing water usually underground |