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Vocab#7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ebb | the movement of the tide out to sea |
| Sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. |
| toehold | a small place where a person's foot can be lodged to support them, especially while climbing. |
| Slur | speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another. |
| Erratic | characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity |
| etch | engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it. |
| disheveled | (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. |
| Lummox | a clumsy, stupid person. |
| Surge | a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide |
| traipse | walk or move wearily or reluctantly. |
| immaculate | (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy. |
| enticement | something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure. |
| precarious | not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. |