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3rd gr WM List 3

Terms in this set (25)

inkling
noun: a slight suggestion or vague understanding

Synonyms : glimmer , glimmering , intimation

Lynne speaks four Romance languages, but she doesn't have an inkling about how East Asian languages are structured.
sag
noun a shape that sags; verb droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; cause to sag
elastic
adj. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; able to adjust readily to different conditions; noun a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material; a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
finery
noun elaborate or showy attire and accessories
frail
adj. physically weak; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs); the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
loaf
noun a shaped mass of baked bread; verb be about; be lazy or idle
drought
noun a shortage of rainfall; a prolonged shortage
chuckle
noun a soft partly suppressed laugh; verb laugh quietly or with restraint
buoyant
adj. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
arbor
noun a framework that supports climbing plants; tree (as opposed to shrub); any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
guffaw
noun a burst of deep loud hearty laughter; verb laugh boisterously
leaden
dull, heavy, or slow
of movement slow and laborious; made heavy or weighted down with weariness; made of lead; darkened with overcast; lacking lightness or liveliness
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shudder
noun an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear); an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; verb tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement; shake, as from cold
grin
noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; verb to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
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