ELA 8 - No Promises in the Wind- Vocabualry
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BTLawrence on January 20, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 agile (adj) | nimble, alert, active |
| bland (adj) | moderate, tranquil, pleasant |
| brusque (adj) | abrupt, blunt |
| callous (adj) | hardened, insensitive |
| capricious (adj) | unpredictable, impulsive |
| complacent (adj) | self-satisified; too happy or content |
| consecration (n) | act of making sacred or blessed |
| dawdle (v) | to waste time by hanging around |
| disheveled (adj) | untidy, messy |
| docile (adj) | teachabe, easily led; gentle |
| imperceptible (adj) | barely able to detect or understand |
| improvident (adj) | not providing for the future; reckless; wasteful |
| loiter (v) | to stand lazily; to loaf (hang around, lie around) |
| motley (adj) | having great variety; mixed or assorted |
| nonchalant (adj) | indifferent; unresponsive/not caring; casual |
| ominous (adj) | suggesting evil; foreboding evil (warning evil) |
| paltry (adj) | petty, worthless, not important |
| panhandle (v) | to beg, especially on the street |
| purse (v) | to pucker; to squeeze or tighten together |
| rancor (n) | bitterness, resentment |
| skittish (adj) | excitable; nervous; shy |
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