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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

spring vocab #2


Praetorian - a member of the roman guard

Sieve - a utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal used for straining

Veiled - partially concealed with a veil

Saccharine - of or relating to sugar

Harlequin - a comedian

Toil - to work hard or incessantly

Delinquents - group of persons offending by neglect or violation of law

Gibbering - speak rapidly or unintelligibly

Insidious - proceeding in a gradual subtle way

Strewn - scatter or spread untidily over a surface or area

Cadence - pace

Centrifuge - a piece of equipment used to spin an object around a fixed axis

Patronage - act of buying

Suffused - to spread over or through

Leisure - time free from work or duties

Dentifrice - toothpaste

Vessel - big boat

Profusion - an abundance of something

Phonograph - a record player

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