Monday, February 4, 2013

SPRING VOCAB #2:

Praetorian: body guards used by roman emperors
Sieve: sifter, separator
Veiled: partially covered or concealed
Saccharine: containing sugar
Harlequin: a character from a popular Italian comic
Toil: hard or continuous work
Delinquents: neglectful, failing
Gibbering: to speak foolishly, chatter
Insidious: intended to trap
Strewn: to let fall
Patronage: act of buying something
Cadence: pace, beat
Suffused: gradually spread through or over
Centrifuge: machine that spins quickly to separate
Dentifrice: things used to help clean teeth
Leisure: freedom from work
Vessel: container to hold fluid, or large craft
Phonograph: record player
Profusion: abundance of large quality of

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