"Scarlet Ibis" vocab/Review Flashcards
1
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careen
A
lurch from side to side, especially while moving rapidly
2
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iridescent
A
having shifting changes in color
3
Q
reiterate
A
repeat
4
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grindstone
A
revolving stone disk for sharpening or polishing tolls
5
Q
piazza
A
large, covered porch
6
Q
sullenly
A
gloomily
7
Q
vortex
A
whirlpool;eddy
8
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evanesce
A
dissapear
9
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prim
A
stiff, formal
10
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bedeck
A
to decorate
11
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imminent
A
likely to happen
12
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infallibility
A
correctness; incapacity for error
13
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heresy
A
contradiction of what is generally believed to be true
14
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caul
A
membrane enclosing a fetus or a baby at birth
15
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loll
A
sit in a relaxed way
