All American Slurp

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  1. harpist
    someone who plays the harp
    In one corner of the room a lady harpist played tinkling melodies.
  2. pluperfect
    a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
    Since Chinese verbs have no tense, he was fascinated by the way English verbs changed form according to whether they were in the present, past imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, future, or future perfect tense.
  3. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
    I retreated into one of the toilet cubicles and latched the door.
  4. smugly
    in a smug manner
    “I shall have finished my project by Monday,” he would say smugly.
  5. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    When we were presented with our first relish tray, the raw celery caught us unprepared.
  6. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
    Fortunately my parents had studied books on western etiquette before they came to America.
  7. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
    We had emigrated to this country from China, and during our early days here we had a hard time with American table manners.
  8. lavishly
    in a rich and lavish manner
    It was lavishly covered with platters of food, but we couldn’t see any chairs around the table.
  9. in unison
    speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously
    Our family shook our heads in unison.
Created on Mon Jul 19 13:58:10 EDT 2010

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