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analogies and vocabulary
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English
7th Grade
03/10/2015

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Term
RASP
Definition

noun

 

1) a harsh, grating noise

 

2)a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material


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Term
SUNDER
Definition

verb

 

1)split apart


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Term
LISTLESS
Definition

adjective

 

1)lacking energy or enthusiasm


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Term
CHARLATAN
Definition

noun

 

1) a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud


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Term
ROUT
Definition

noun

 

1)a disorderly retreat of defeated troops

2)an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot


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Term
TOOTHSOME
Definition

adjective

 

1) temptingly tasty


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Term
SMIDGEN
Definition

noun

 

1)a small amount of something


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Term
DEPLETE
Definition

verb

 

1)use up the supply or resources of
Term
MOROSE
Definition

adjective

 

1)sullen and ill-tempered


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Term
CACOPHONY
Definition

noun

 

1)a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Term
SPLICE
Definition

noun 

 

1)Join or connect by intervieving the strands

 

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Term
MAKESHIFT
Definition

adjective

 

1) serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being


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Term
SMATTERING
Definition

noun

 

1) a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject


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Term
LOITER
Definition

verb

 

1) stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose


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Term
CHEEKY
Definition

adjective

 

1) impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way


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Term
DOWNFALL
Definition

noun

 

1) a loss of power, prosperity, or status


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Term
SPLAY
Definition

verb

 

1) thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart


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Term
ACRID
Definition

adjective

 

1) having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell


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Term
FRAY
Definition

verb

 

1)  unravel or become worn at the edge, typically

through constant rubbing


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Term
MAR
Definition

verb

 

1) impair the appearance of; disfigure


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Term
RIVEN
Definition

verb

*from rive

1) split or tear apart violently


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Term
HARMONY
Definition

noun

 

1) the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect


Term
CHISEL
Definition

noun

 

1) a long-bladed hand tool with a beveled cutting edge and a plain handle that is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, metal, or other hard materials


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Term
DULCET
Definition

adjective

 

1) sweeit and soothing

 

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Term
ROUGHHEWN
Definition

adjective

 

1) 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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