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Word Master #3
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25
Language - English
7th Grade
03/10/2015

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Term
rasp v.t
Definition

To scrape or rub with or as with a file

To utter in a rough, grating tone

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sunder v.t
Definition
to break apart, seperate
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listless adj.
Definition
Feeling only indifference to what is going on about one, as a result of illness, weariness, dejection, etc.
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charlatan n.
Definition
A person who pretends to have knowledge or ability that he does not have
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rout v.i
Definition
A disorderly croud
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toothsome adj.
Definition
Pleasing to the taste
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smidgen n.
Definition
a small amount
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deplete v.t
Definition
To exhaust, as of energy, funds, etc.
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morose adj.
Definition
peevish, fretful, fastidious, gloomy, sullen
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cacophony n.
Definition
Harsh, jarring sound, discord
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splice v.t
Definition
To join or unite ropes or rope ends by weaving together the end strands.
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makeshift n.
Definition
A thing that will do for a while as a substitute
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smattering n.
Definition
Slight or superficial knowledge
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loiter v.i
Definition
To spend time idly
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cheeky adj.

 

Definition
Saucy, impudent
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downfall n.
Definition
A sudden fall, as from prosperity or power
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splay v.
Definition
Thrust of spread
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acrid adj.
Definition
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taset or smell
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fray v.
Definition
Unravel or become worn at the edge
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mar v.
Definition
Impair the apperance of
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riven v.
Definition
Split or tear apart violently
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harmony n.
Definition
Agreement or concord
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chisel v.
Definition
Cut or chip something with a chisel
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dulcet adj.
Definition
Sweet and soothing
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roughhewn adj.
Definition
denoting wood or stone that has been cut with a tool such as an ax, so that its surface is not smooth
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