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Wordmasters #3
Vocabulary
25
English
7th Grade
03/11/2015

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Term

 

Rasp

v./n.

Definition

1. To scrape or abrade with a rough instrument

2. To scrape or rub rougly


Synonyms: grate, abrade, rub

Term

 

Sunder

v.

 

Definition

1. To separate, divide, part

2. To become separated


Synonyms: disconnect, detatch, split 

Term

 

Listless

adj.

Definition

1. Having or showing little or no interest in anything


Synonyms: drowsy, dull, passive, lifeless

Term

 

Charlatan

n.

Definition

1. A person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill then they possess.


Synonyms: cheat, fake fraud

Term

 

Rout

n./v.

Definition

1. A defeat attended with disorderly flight

2. An overwhelming defeat


Synonyms: romp, disaster, beating

Term

 

Toothsome

adj.

Definition

1. Pleasing to the taste

2. Pleasing or desirable, as fame or power


Synonyms: delightful, divine, appetizing

Term

 

Smidgen

n.

Definition

1. A very small amount


Synonyms: whiff, crumb, grain

Term

 

Deplete

v.

Definition

1. To decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of


Synonyms: diminish, decrease, bankrupt

Term

 

Morose

adj.

Definition

1. Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood

2. Charaterized by expressing gloom


Synonyms: cranky, gloomy, sad 

Term

 

Cacophony

n.

Definition

1. Harsh discordance of sound

2. A discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds


Synonyms: noise, harshness, discord

Term

 

Splice

v./n.

Definition

1. To join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands

2. To unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and   binding their ends


Synonyms: braid, interlace, intertwine

Term

 

Makeshift

n./adj.

Definition

1. A temporary expedient or substitute


Synonyms: alternative, substitute

 

Term

 

Smattering

n./adj.

Definition

1. A slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something

2. Slight or superficial


Synonyms: basic, bit

 

Term

 

 Loiter

v.

Definition

1. To linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place

2. To pass time in an idle or aimless manner


Synonyms: linger, lounge, drag

Term

 

Cheeky

adj.

Definition

1. Impudent, insolent


Synonyms: bold 

Term

 

Downfall

n.

Definition

1. Descent to a lower position

2. Something causing ruin/failiure


Synonyms: breakdown, collapse, destruction

Term

 

Splay

v./n./adj.

Definition

1. To spread out, expand, extned

2. To have a slanting direction

3. To spread or flare


Synonyms: deep, expansive, large, vast

Term

 

 Acrid

adj.

Definition

1. Sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating   to the eyes, nose, etc.

2. Extremely or sharply stinging or bitter


Synonyms: pungent, stinging

Term

 

Fray

n./v.

Definition

1. A fight, battle, or skirmish

2. A competition or contest, especially in sports


Synonyms: melee, brawl, clash

Term

 

Mar

v.

Definition

1. To damage or spoil to a certain extent

2. To disfigure, deface


Synonyms: harm, ruin, impair

Term

 

Riven

v./adj.

Definition

1. Rent or split apart

2. Split radially, as a log


Synonyms: divide, fray, break, rend

Term

 

Harmony

n.

Definition

1. Agreement; accord; harmonious relations

2. A consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts


Synonyms: cooperation, unity

Term

 

Chisel

n./v.

Definition

1. A wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade,   often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.

2. To cut, shape, or fashion by or as if by carving with a chisel


Synonyms: blade, knife, edge

Term

 

Dulcet

adj./n.

Definition

1. Pleasant to the ear

2. Pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings

3. An organ stop


Synonyms: musical, pleasurable, musical

Term

 

Roughhewn

v.

Definition

1. To hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or  finishing

2. 

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