Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Vocab list 7

1. Pratfall - to take a fall onto one buttocks 
: He took a pratfall onto the concrete  
2. Bewilderedly- to cause someone to be perplex or confused 
: my mother was bewildered when she found out i skipped class
3. Titillation- to stimulate or excite someone 
: He got titillated when his mom told him they were going to Disneyland 
4. Theremin- an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand toward and away from the circuit.
- The band bought Thermins
5. Tabloids- a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational stories.
- My sister reads the tabloids quite often. 
6. Centrifuge- a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids.
-They used the centrifuge where they needed. 
7. Haltingly- in a halting manner. 
- People in the halls always seem to be haltingly. 
8. Probing- physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.
- The alien probed the human 
9. Stagnant- (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
- The lake was stagnant in it that morning. 
10. Cacophony- a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
- When the teacher used the chalkboard it had a cacophony sound. 

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