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Vocab List #8
Mrs. Hinchberger, Dobbins Middle, Vocab List #8
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Language - English
7th Grade
11/15/2011

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adroit
Definition
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
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emancipate
Definition

to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage

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perambulate
Definition

to travel over or through especially on foot

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adulation
Definition

excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

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gauche
Definition
lacking social experience or grace; also : not tactful
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brandish
Definition

to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly

to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner

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tactile
Definition

perceptible by touch : tangible

: of, relating to, or being the sense of touch
 
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dank
Definition

unpleasantly moist or wet <a dank basement>

 

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infer
Definition

guess, surmise

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perfunctory
Definition
lacking in interest or enthusiasm
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boorish
Definition

resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity)

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relentless
Definition
showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting <relentless pressure>
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melancholy
Definition

depression of spirits

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gaudy
Definition

marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness :

 

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dalliance
Definition

an act of dallying: as a : play; especially : amorous play b : frivolous action : trifling

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refurbish

 

Definition
to brighten or freshen up
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innocuous
Definition

producing no injury : harmless

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mesmerize
Definition

to subject to mesmerism; also : hypnotize

: spellbind
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tandem
Definition

a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other (2) : a team so harnessed

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elusive
Definition

tending to evade grasp or pursuit <elusive prey>

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