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Vocabulary 4
8th Grade
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Literature
8th Grade
09/27/2010

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Term

lassitude

 

 

link: lazy dude

 

 

"A lazy dude with lassitude"

Definition
listlesness; torpor; weariness
Term

coterie

 

 

 

 

link: coat for three

 

"The maestro and his coterie in a coat for three"

Definition
a circle of close associates or friends
Term

ballistics

 

 

 

link: lipstick

 

 

"Ballistic lipstick"

Definition
the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics or projectiles
Term

ambiance

 

 

 

link: ambulance

 

 

"George did not enjoy the ambiance in the ambulance."

Definition
mood, feeling; general atmosphere
Term

girth

 

 

 

link: birth

 

 

 

"Before giving birth, ladies are quite large in girth."

Definition
the distance around something; to encircle; to secure with a band that encircles the body or an animal
Term

askew

 

 

link: cue

 

 

"Curly's pool cue had become askew."

Definition
to one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong look of contempt
Term

cubism

 

 

 

link: cubes

 

 

"By the look of these cubes, you are an artist of the school of cubism."

Definition
a style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes
Term

cranny

 

 

 

link: granny

 

 

"Granny found a cranny"

Definition
a small opening as in a wall or rock face
Term

enrage

 

 

 

link: hen cage

 

 

"An enraged farmer discovering a fox in the hen cage"

Definition
to put in a rage; infuriate, anger
Term

propulsive

 

 

link: propeller

 

 

"Propellers provide the propulsive force that propel many transportation vehicles."

Definition
the act or process of propelling; a propelling force
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