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Mrs. Freytag Vocab Unit6 Twain
Puddnhead Wilson Vocab
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Language - English
10th Grade
02/14/2009

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Adrioit (adj)
Definition

expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body; cleverly skillfull, resourceful, or ingenious

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADEPT, CLEAN, SMART

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Annul (v)
Definition

(esp. of laws or other established rules) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate; to reduce to nothing; obliterate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

abolish, nullify, cancel, repeal, recall, abate
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Buttonholed (v)
Definition

to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain someone in conversation by or as if by grasping the person's outer garments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

solicit, confronted, trapped, monopolized, annoy, bother, challenge, confront, cross_

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Covorting (v)

 

 

Definition

to bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper; to have lively or boisterous fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frisk, frolic, dance, caper, romp, carefree, lively, __ 

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Cipher (v)
Definition

to use figures or numerals arithmetalically; to calculate numerically;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

calculate, compute, unravel, solve

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Conjecture (n)
Definition

the formation of expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof; an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

opinion, conclusion, notion, theory, believe, hunch, infer, philosophize

 

 

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Diffindence (n)
Definition

the quality or state of being different; shyness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reluctance, reticence, constraint, lack, bashfulness

 

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Finnese (n)
Definition

extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

delicacy, graceful, sophistication, bluff, tact, discretion

 

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Forlorn (adj)
Definition

desolate or dreary; unhappy or misirable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

abandon, cheerless, lonely, forsaken, woebegone, helpless, dismal, hopeless, godforsaken
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Garrulous (adj)
Definition

excessively  talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

talkative, loquacious, babbling, chattering, verbose
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