WHIRLIGIG VOCABULARY Whirligig Any child’s toy that spins.

WHIRLIGIG

VOCABULARY

Whirligig•Any child’s toy that spins

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Reconnoiter •examination or survey especially for military purposes

Annotate•To make explanatory notes

Careen•To lean or cause to lean sideways

Caustic•Corrosive or sarcastic

Turret•A tower

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Labyrinth •A complicated maze

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Conspicuous

•Easy to see

Tirade•A long speech, usually unpleasant

Detrimental •Causing damage or injury

Dowel•A peg of wood

Penance•Self Punishment

Adept•Highly Skilled

Atone•To make amends

Dubious •Causing doubt

Hostel•A lodging place for young people

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Vagabond

• Living a drifting life; no home

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Concertina• A small accordion

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Retch•To strain to vomit

Brooch•Large ornamental pin with a clasp

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Borne (v.)

• To be made to withstand or endure

• Originating in

Bellow (v.)

• To cry loudly in anger

Rapt (adj.)

• Carried away with love or joy

Chrysalis (n.)

• Pupa of a butterfly encased in a cocoon

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Boisterous (adj.)

• Loud and rowdy

Frond (n.)

• Palm or fern leaf

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Thwart (v.)

• To obstruct, frustrate, or defeat a person or plans

Bat Mitzvah (n.)

• Religious ceremony admitting a girl to the Jewish community as an adult

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Yiddish (n.)

• Hebrew language spoken by Eastern European Jews

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