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Monday, February 4, 2013

spring vocabulary #1


Proboscis - a long, flexible snout or trunk

Pantomime - the art of conveying emotion

Proclivities - tendency to do something regularly

Centrifuge - a piece of equipment, driven by an electric motor, that puts an object in rotation around a  fixed axis

Ravenous - extremely hungry

Jargon - the language, especially the vocabulary, of a particular trade

Parlor - entry room to a house

Stagnant - not flowing or moving as water, air, etc

Cacophony - harsh, jarring, discordant sound

Tamped - past tense of tamp, to pack something tightly by tapping

Plateau - a land area having a relatively flat surface

Flourish - to thrive

Rollick - to move in a care manner

Asylum - an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill or other persons requiring specialized assistance

Odious - deserving or causing hatred

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