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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