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English E'G VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Droned | make a continuous low humming sound |
| Vivisect | To inspect, observe, or dissect; the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation. |
| Commiserated | Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize |
| Flotillas | a fleet of ships or boats |
| Requisitions | an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials |
| Lithe | (of a person or their body) slim, supple, graceful |
| Extricated | free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. |
| Chasm | a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface. a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. |
| Centrifugal | moving or tending to move away from a center. |
| Jeering | making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice. |
| Sullen | bad-tempered and uncommunicative, especially on account of resentment. |
| Skirmishes | an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets. |
| Ostentatiously | in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress. |
| Sequester | isolate or hide away. |
| Adroitly | in a clever or skillful way. |
| Fluke | an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. |
| Girdled | encircle (the body) with or as a girdle or belt. |
| Provocateur | someone who intentionally stirs up trouble, causes arguments, often to disrupt |
| Adulation | excessive admiration or praise. |
| Cretins | 1. a stupid person. 2. a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life. |