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WORD MASTER #3
VOCABULARY
25
English
7th Grade
03/10/2015

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Term

rasp

rasper

raspingly

Definition

pos: v

def: to rub with something rough, to abrade with a rasp, to utter in an irritated voice

syn:

ant:

Term

sunder

sundered

sundering

Definition

pos: v

def:to break apart or in two

syn:separated

ant:attached

Term

listless

listlessly

listlessness

Definition

pos: adj  adv   n

def: having or showing no interest in what is going on, as because of illness, weariness, sadness, etc.

syn:

ant:

Term

charlatan

charlatanism

charlatanry

charlatanries

Definition

pos: n  

def: one who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill that he does not have

syn: fake

ant: true; (loyal)

Term
rout
Definition

pos: n  v.i   v.t   v n

def: a crowd of people, to low loudly, to poke around with a snout, to gouge out, to cause to emerge, a disastrous defeat, to disorganize completely

syn:

ant:

Term

toothsome

toothsomely

toothsomeness

Definition

pos: adj   adv  n

def: pleasing to taste

syn: tasty

ant: gross (tasting)

Term

smidgen

smidgin

smidgeon

Definition

pos: n

def: a small amount

syn: a bit

ant: gigantic

Term

deplete

depleted

depleting

depletion

Definition

pos: v

def:to reducethe amout of something good or necessary, so that there is not enough

syn:

ant:

 

Term

morose

morosely

moroseness

Definition

pos: adj   adv  n

def: bad-tempered or unhappy, and saying very little

syn:

ant:

Term

cacophony

cacophonous

cacophonously

Definition

pos: n   adj  adv

def: harsh jarring sound

syn: dissonance

ant:

Term

splice

spliced

splicing

Definition

pos: vt

def: to joing by weaving together the end strands, to join the ends of timbers by overlapping and binding or bolting together, to fasten together the ends

syn:

ant:

Term

makeshift

makeshifty

Definition

pos: n  adj

def: a temporary substitute

syn:

ant:

Term
smattering
Definition

pos: n

def: a slight or little knowledge, a small number

syn:

ant:

Term

loiter

loiterer

loiterly

Definition

pos: vi  n  adv

def: to spend time idly, to move slowly and lasily, with frequent pauses

syn: linger

ant:

Term

cheeky

cheekinest

cheekily

cheekiness

 

Definition

pos: adj  adv n

def:impudent

syn: insolent

ant:

Term

downfall

downfallen

Definition

pos: n  adj

def: a sudden loss of wealth or power the cause of this, a sudden, heavy fall, as of snow

syn:

ant:

Term
splay
Definition

pos: vt  vi

def: to spread out,a sloping surface or angle, broad or flat

syn: extend

ant:

Term

acrid

acridity

acridness

acridly

 

Definition

pos:  adj  n  adv

def:  sharp, bitter, or irritating to taste or smell, bitter of sarcastic in speech

Term

fray

frays

frayed

fraying

Definition

pos: n  v

def: a fight, a competition (especially in sports), a noisy quarrel, becoming annoyed, threads of clothe becoming loose

syn:a battle

ant:

Term

mar

marred

marring

Definition

pos: v

def: to damage or spoil to a certain extent, render less perfect, disfigure

syn: deface

ant:

Term
riven
Definition

pos: v   adj

def: a past participle of spliting , rend or split apart, split radially (as a log), split violently apart

syn:

ant:

Term

harmony

harmonies

 

Definition

pos: n

def: notes of music combined togethe rin a pleasant way, a situation in which people live or work together without fighting or disagreeing with each other, agree with another idea, the pleasant effect made by different things that form an attractive whole

syn:

ant: dissonance

Term

chisel

chiseled

chiseling

chiselled

chiselling

chiseler

Definition

pos: v    n

def: a metal tool with a sharp edge, using with a hammer to cut wood or stone,using a chisel to cut wood in a particular shape, old fashioned to cheat or deceive soneone, having a clear, sharp shape

Term
dulcet
Definition

pos: adj  n

def: humorous someone's voice, soft and plesant to hear, an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octive higher

Term
roughhewn
Definition

pos: adj

def: roughhewn wood or stone has been roughly cut and its surface is not yet smooth

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