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WM Set 2 1-25
Term | Definition |
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Finagle | to obtain by indirect or involved means. |
Brio | enthusiastic |
Artful | Performed with or showing art or skill. |
Percolate | to spread gradually |
Barb | a pointedly critical remark or comment |
Panache | flamboyant confidence or style |
Fervent | Having an eager intensity |
Hoodwink | to deceive or trick someone. |
Drawback | disadvantage or problem |
Avid | showing a keen interest in something |
Salvage | to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin. |
Dogged | marked by stubborn determination. |
Helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship |
Churn | to agitate milk or cream in order to make butter |
Torpid | Sluggish in functioning |
Prowess | distinguish bravery |
Simmer | to stew gently below or just at the boiling point |
Voluble | Easily rolling or turning |
Shortcoming | an imperfection that detracts (takes away) from the whole |
Clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
Sprightly | marked by a lightness and vivacity |
Bur | a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit |
Seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement (anger) |
Tenacious | persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired |
Nadir | the lowest point |