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Daily "5" List 5

list 5 of the 6 vocab

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mahogany noun tropical American tree or its hard red-brown wood
toboggan noun long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled verb (used without object) to coast on a toboggan
navigable adjective deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships capable of being steered or guided, as a ship, aircraft, or missile
garrison noun body of troops defending a fort military post verb (used with object) to station (troops) in a fort
citation noun official recognition of a soldier or a unit any award or commendation summons or document containing a summons the act of citing or quoting a reference to an authority or a precedent passage cited; quotation mention or enumeration
hearse noun vehicle used to carry a coffin
maniac noun lunatic
toil noun hard, exhausting work verb (used without object) to work hard
nominee noun person nominated
heirloom noun family possession handed down from one generation to another
gaunt adjective extremely thin and bony; emaciated
collateral noun security pledged on a loan adjective additional secondary
manuscript noun handwritten or typed text
torrent noun rapid, violent stream
notorious adjective widely known, esp. unfavorably
hideous adjective very ugly
genteel adjective affectedly refined and polite
colloquial adjective 1. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. 2. involving or using conversation.
margin noun edge the space around text on a page amount beyond what is necessary
taper verb (used with or without object) to make or become narrower toward one end noun gradual decrease slender candle verb phrase to decrease gradually
orator noun eloquent public speaker
hilt noun the handle of a sword or tool idiom to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully
germinate verb (used with or without object) to begin or cause to grow; sprout
commodity noun article of trade any unprocessed good
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