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ELA Vocab 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smirk | to smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. |
| Berserk | violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged |
| Skitter | to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly; to skim along a surface |
| Arsonist | a person who purposely sets a fire for a malicious reason |
| Melancholy | a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
| Accumulate | to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees |
| Meander | to take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble: |
| Squelch | 1. to make a soft sucking sound such as the sound made by walking heavily through mud. 2. to forcefully silence or suppress. |
| Taunt | to speak to someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; to mock |
| Heft | to test something’s weight by lifting and balancing it |