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Vocab list 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ebb | (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce. 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. |
| Slurred | Speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another. |
| Erratic | Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. |
| Etched | To cut lines into a piece of glass, metal, etc. in order to make words or a picture. |
| Disheveled | (Of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. Act of making messy |
| Lummox | A clumsy, and physically unstable person |
| Surge | (Of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward |
| Traipsed | 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. |