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vocab list 7
Term | Definition |
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ebb | Noun: the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea Verb: to flow back or away, as the water of a tide Verb: to decline or decay; fade away |
sporadic | isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. |
toehold | a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing. |
slur | to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration to pronounce indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance. to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly. a slurred utterance or sound. |
erratic | deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion A boulder or the like. |
etch | to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper. to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass. |
disheveled | hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing |
lummox | a clumsy person. |
Surge | V. Come up quite high N. Something spreading very quickly |
traipse | V. Tramping around |
immaculate | VERY VERY CLEAN AND ORGANIZED! |
enticement | A lot of excitement. |
precarious | dependent on circumstances beyond one's control |