Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Spring Vocab 2


Patronage- The power to control appointments.

Cadence- A rhythmic flow of a sequence of sound or words.

Suffused- To overspread with a liquid.

Sieve- A strainer.

Centrifuge- A compartment spun around an axis to separate contained materials of different densities.

Dentifrice- Tooth paste.

Leisure- Unhurried ease.

Vessel- A hollow container to hold liquid.

Saccharine- Excessively sweet.

Phonograph- Record player.

Profusion- Abundance.

Praetorian- Forming or resembling the Roman Imperial bodyguard.

Veiled- Having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover.

Harlequin- A character in comedy with a shaved head, masked face, tights and wooden sword.

Toil- Hard work.

Delinquents- People who commit crimes.

Gibber- To speak meaninglessly.

Insidious- Intended to entrap or beguile.

Strewn- To scatter or sprinkle.

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