Vocabulary List

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Fractious 1. Stubborn, resistant to control. 2. Easily angered or annoyed. 3. Unpredictably difficult, likely to be troublesome.

Abecedarian 1. Somebody learning the letters of the alphabet. 2. A learner, or beginner.

Fiddlehead 1. A young, edible fern-frond.

Misnomer 1. An incorrect, or misused, word.

Somniferous 1. Sleep inducing.

Adamantine 1. Made up of or as hard as diamond. 2. Stubborn in refusal to answer pleas.

Whetstone 1. A flat stone for sharpening tools, especially knives.

Pennyroyal 1. Purple-blue flower used as a herb and as a medicine, used in insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine.

Xerophilous 1. A plant adapted to a life with limited water.

Sesquipedalian 1. A very long word. 2. Somebody who uses long words too often.

Augur 1. Something indicated by signs. 2. Prediction from an omen.

Wexanxilicious 1. A word created by Mattie Gauthier, meaning a feeling of worry and excitement all at once.

Dehiscence 1. Splitting open an organ or tissue to extract something. 2. A fruit bursting open to release seeds.

Malediction 1. The act of cursing someone.

Abscission 1. The act of cutting something, especially plant material.

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