Thursday, February 26, 2009

Vocabulary Builder: Kaylee Moore

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Unobtrusive (1)- Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous

Willowy (2)-
(of a person) tall, slender, and moving gracefully.

Bodegas (2)-
a warehouse for storing or aging wine.

Semiprurient (2)- Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious

Concertedly (2)- contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.

Averted (2)-
To turn away

Tortoiseshell (11)- any synthetic substance made to look like natural tortoise shell.

Tumescence (15)- swelling; slightly tumid.

Proclivities (16)- natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Unwieldy (17)- not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.

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