Never Cry Wolf - Vocabulary

Trisha (United States of America)
5th Grade Reading
15 words 3 learners

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  1. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  2. metier
    an occupation for which you are especially well suited
  3. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  4. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  5. bona fide
    not counterfeit or copied
  6. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  7. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  8. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  9. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  10. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  11. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  12. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  13. loutish
    ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
  14. ensconce
    fix firmly
  15. engender
    call forth
Created on Sun May 17 23:30:06 EDT 2009 (updated Tue May 19 21:31:38 EDT 2009)

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