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Term

Rasp - verb

Other forms: raspish 


The janitor tried to rasp off the gum that was stuck underneath the desk.


 


Definition

Definition 1: to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.


Definition 2: to scrape or rub roughly


Synonym: grate 

 



Term

Sunder - verb

other forms: Sunderable, sunderance, sunderer


The kids pulled the sunderable play toys apart.



Definition

Definition 1: to separate; part; divide; sever.


Definition 2: to become seperated


Synonym: break, detatch

Term

Listless - Adjective

Other forms: listlessly, listlessness


The boy was listless during the everlasting boring speech. 



Definition

Definition 1: having or showing little or no interest in anything

 

Definition2: disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy


Synonym: lackadaisical 

Term

Charlatan - noun

Other forms: Charlatanistic


The unintelligent professor was a charlatan, because he tried to act smart.

Definition

Definition1: a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill thanhe or she possesses


Definition2: someone who professes knowledge or expertise, esp in medicine, thathe or she does not have


Synonym: fake

 

Term

Rout - noun

Other forms: N/A


The boy spent the evening trying to rout out his math homework. 

Definition

Definition 1: An overwhelming defeat

 

Definition 2: to find or get by searching, rummaging


Synonym: Thrashing

Term

Toothsome - adjective

Other forms: toothsomely, toothsomeness 


Her chocolate lava cake was extremely toothsome. 


Definition

Definition 1: pleasing to the taste; palatable


Definition 2: pleasing or desirable, as fame or power.


Synonym: palatable

Term

Smidgen - adjective

Other forms: smidge


The girl just wanted a smidge of jam on her toast.


Definition

Definition 1: a very small amount


Definition 2: low in quantity 


Synonym: morsel

Term

Deplete -  verb

Other forms: depletion, depletable, depletory, depletive 


The girl always had a deplete bank account after paying off her college fees. 

Definition

Definition 1: to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

 

Definition 2: to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce 

 

Synonym: bankrupt

Term

Morose - adjective

Other forms: moroseness, morosity

Definition

Definition 1: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.


Definition 2: characterized by gloominess


Synonym: depressed

Term

Cacophony - noun

Other forms: cacophonies 


After the judges announced who won the competition, there was a lot of cacaphony.



Definition

Definition 1:harsh discordance of sound; dissonance:


Definition 2: a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds:


Synonym: noise

Term

Splice - verb

other forms: spliceable 


The girls handmade belts for their fathers by interweaving strong spliceable materials. 


Definition

Definition1: to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands.


Definition2: to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding theirends.


Splice: graft

 
 
Term

Makeshift - noun

Other forms: makeshifty


The girls used red frosting on her cake as a makeshift when she ran out of pink frosting. 

Definition

Definition1: a temporary expedient or substitute

 

Definition2:serving as a temporary or expedient means, especially during an 

emergency


Synonym: alternative

Term

Smattering - noun

Other forms: smatteringly, smatter, smatterer


The professor who had  PHD in physics was very smattering. 




Definition

Definition1: a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something

 

Definition2: to speak (a language, words, etc.) with 

superficial knowledge orunderstanding.


Synonym: smidgen

Term

Loiter - VERB

Other forms:  loiteringly


The girls would loiter around the candy store on their way back from school.



Definition

Definition 1: to aimlessly hang around a place

 

Definition 2: to make a bunch of stops on purpose during a journey or errand

 

Syonym: linger

Term

Cheeky - Adj.

Other forms: Cheekily 


The girl was punished, because of her cheeky behavior toward elders. 


Definition

Definition 1: impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way.


Definition 2: rude and showing a lack of respect often in a way that seems playful or amusing


Synonym: rude

Term

Downfall - noun

Other forms: downfallen


His downfall was that he wasn't organized. 

Definition

Definition1: descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow


Definition2: something causing ruin, failure


Synonym: breakdown

Term

Splay - verb

Other forms: N/A


The girl liked to splay out the ingrediants she was going to use on the counter before she started to cook. 

Definition

Definition1: to spread out, expand, or extend.


Definition 2: to have an oblique or slanting direction.


Synonym: expansive

Term

Acrid - adjective

Other forms: acridity, acridly, acridness 


The gas released from the huge factories was very acrid. 

Definition

Definition 1: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to theeyes, nose, etc.:


Definition: extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic


Synonym: pungent

Term

Fray - NOUN

Other forms: frayed


The bullies would have a fray with the small boy, until he started crying. 

Definition

Definition 1: A fight; battle or skirmish

 

Definition 2: a competition or contest, especially in sports.


Synonym: conflict

Term

Mar - verb


Other forms: N/A 

 

The boy would mar his pants everyday by getting stains on them.

Definition

Definition1:to damage or spoil to a certain extent

 

Definition2: to disfigure, scar the surface of

 

Synonym: spoil

Term

Riven - verb

Other forms: N/A


He would riven the cloth with a sewing machine.

Definition

Definition 1: to tear or rend apart:


Definition2: to tear apart by stricking


Synonym: divide

Term

Harmony - noun

Other forms: harmonious, harmoniously

 

The two friends apologized to each other after a fight harmoniously. 

Definition

Definition1: agreement; accord; harmonious relations


Definition2:a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts; congruity.


Synonym: consensus

Term

Chisel - noun

Other forms: chisellikke


The boy used a chisel and hammer to make a beutiful small sculpture. 

Definition

Definition1: a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, oftenmade of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.


Definition2: A tool with a sharp point used to chip things


Synonym: blade

Term

Dulcet - Adjective

 

Other forms:  dulcetly, dulcetness

 

The dulcet sounds of the cello soothed him, and made him calm.

Definition

Definition: pleasant to the ear; melodious:


Definition2: pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.


Synonym: Melodious 

Term

Roughhewn - verb

 

Other forms: roughhew

 

He would roughhew a sculpture, and then give to someone else to smooth it out.  

Definition

Definition 1:to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.


Definition2: to shape roughly; give crude form to.
Synonym: hard, raw
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