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VOCABULARIES
VOCABULARIES
Clepsydra- describes a woman's hairstyle in which hair is Nomad-somebody who wanders from place to place
backcombed or teased
Nonchalant-calm and unconcerned about things
Cryonics-the study or practice of freezing a newly dead
body in the hope of restoring it to life later Obelisk- stone pillar
Cryoprotectant- a substance use to protect the tissue from Oncologist- who study cancer
freezing
Penchant- a strong liking
Cacophony-unpleasant noise
Pendulum- rod controlling clock
Dabble- to have a casual or superficial interest in
something Panorama- picture with wide view
Quiver- to shake rapidly with small movements
Daub- to put or spread a semiliquid substance
Ratty- messy
Dangled-hang loosely
Sybarite-somebody seeking sensual gratification
Drastically- to a very great and unusually very worrying
degree Slouch- to walk or sit in lazy way
Evocative- stimulating memories of the past Trudged- to walk with slow heavy weary steps
Frets- ornament or border with geometric pattern Tulle-a thin netted or rayon fabric
Gouge- to cut or scoop a hole or groove in something Tousle- to make hair tangled or ruffled
Gnats- small two-winged biting flies Vitrification- the process of converting materials to glass
Gurney- a wheeled stretcher for transporting patients Verge- to descend toward the horizon
Hooligan- young vandal or criminal Whiz- to hum, to move quickly, to throw something
Iridescent- having rainbow colors that appear to move and Wattle- stakes interwoven with branches
change
Yowl-to cry out mournfully or as an expression of pain
Insatiable-always wanting more and impossible to satisfy