Tuesday, October 14, 2014

vocabulary fall list 6

pratfall- a fall, a humiliating action

  • When we were all on the trampoline, Stacy took a pratfall and everyone laughed at her.
bewilderedly- to confuse or befuddle, shock

  • When she promised not to color her hair, and showed up to school with colored hair, I had a bewilderedly reaction.
titillation- a tingling feeling of excitement

  • His foot rubbed up against mine on accident and it gave me a sense of titillation.
theremin- an electronic instrument which makes a high pitched noice.

  • If you watch a scary movie and you hear the noise of the theremin, you know someones going to get killed.
tabloids- sensational in a lurid o vulgar way, newspaper

  • I don't read the tabloids because theyre always about someone who's famous for no reason.
centrifuge- a machine that separates two fluids based on density

  • The scientists used a centrifuge when they analyzed people's blood tests.
haltingly- to do something in a halting manner

  • He had a suspicion about what would be down the hallway so he haltingly turned the corner very slow.
probing- to explore something

  • Before entering the cave the scientists sent a robot probing around to make sure there were no surprises.
stagnant- having no current or flow

  • When she was given the bad news she remained stagnant because she was used to being upset.
cacophony- a discordant of sounds

  • Everyone was feeling sick and the cacophony of loud music and people yelling was not helping at all.


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