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WordMasters Round 2.A
1. Linchpin noun
​
1. a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
2. something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together:
The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation's traditions and society.
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2. Rend
verb (VT)​, rent, rending. 1. to separate into parts with force or violence: ​The storm rent
the ship
​ to pieces. 2. to tear apart, split, or divide: R
​ acial tension is rending
​ the nation. 3. to pull or tear
violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.). 4. to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc. 5. to
disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise. 6. to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings. v
​ erb (VI)​,
rent, rending. 7. to split or tear something. 8. to become torn or split.
3. Tactile
adjective ​1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. 2. perceptible to
the touch; tangible. 3. of, relating to, or being the sense of touch
4. Escarpment ​ noun ​1. ​Geology. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly
formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. 2. ground cut into an​ ​escarp​ around a fortification or
defensive position.
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5. Censure noun ​1. strong or vehement expression of disapproval: T
​ he newspapers were unanimous in
their​ censure of the tax proposal. 2. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members.
verb (used with object), censured, censuring. 3. to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner:
She is more
​
to be pitied than censured. ​verb ​(used without object), censured, censuring. 4. to give censure,
adverse criticism, disapproval, or blame.
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6. Lackadaisical
​adjective ​1. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic:
a lackadaisical attempt. 2. lazy; indolent: a
​ lackadaisical fellow.
7. Graft
noun ​1. ​Horticulture. A. bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a
stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow. B. the plant resulting from such an operation; the
united stock and scion. C.​ the place where the scion is inserted. 2. S
​ urgery. a portion of living tissue
surgically transplanted from one part of an individual to another, or from one individual to another, for its
adhesion and growth. 3. an act of grafting. ​verb (VT) 4
​ . to insert (a graft) into a tree or other plant; insert a
scion of (one plant) into another plant. 5. to cause​ (a plant) to reproduce through​ ​grafting​. 6. ​Surgery. to
transplant (a portion of living tissue, as of skin or bone) as a graft. 7. to attach as if by​ ​grafting​ : an absurdity
grafted onto
​ an otherwise coherent body of thought. 8. N
​ autical. to cover (a rope) with a weaving of rope
yarn.
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8. Slake
verb (VT)​, slaked, slaking. 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or
refresh: ​He slaked his lips with ice. 3. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: ​His calm manner slaked
their enthusiasm. 4. to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.
9. Intrepid
adjective ​1. resolutely fearless; dauntless: a
​ n intrepid explorer.
10. Quandary
do; dilemma.
noun​, plural quandaries. 1. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to
11. Retaliate
verb (VI)​, retaliated, retaliating. 1. to return like for like, especially evil for evil:
to retaliate for an injury. ​verb (VT)​, retaliated, retaliating. 2. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury)
with the like.
12. ​Illicit
adjective ​1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful. 2. disapproved of or not
permitted for moral or ethical reasons.
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