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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vapor | 1. A visible exhalation, such as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air 2.To rise or pass off in the form of vapor. |
| Slog | 1. To hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug. 2. A long, tiring walk or march. |
| Weighty | 1. Having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous 2. Important or momentous |
| Crescendo | 1. A gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. 2. A steady increase in force or intensity |
| Deluge | 1. A great flood of water; inundation; flood. 2. To flood; inundate. |
| Bungle | 1. To do clumsily and awkwardly; botch 2. That which has been done clumsily or inadequately. |
| Juvenile | 1. Young; youthful 2. A youthful male or female role. |
| Fang | 1. One of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected. 2. A canine tooth |
| Fiasco | 1. A complete and ignominious failure. 2. A round-bottomed glass flask for wine, especially Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright. |
| Enunciate | 1. To utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner: 2. To pronounce words, especially in an articulate or a particular manner. |
| Pristine | 1. Having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. 2. Of or relating to the earliest period or state; primitive. |
| Cistern | 1. A reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid. 2. Anatomy. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body. |