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Vocabulary Wordly Wise Lesson 5 BPS (Book 3)

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AB
antica playful or funny act
attireclothes, especially fine ones
captivateto please greatly
captivateto win over by charm
deftquick and sure
deftskillful at handling
diligentworking with great care and effort
eclipsethe total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another
eclipseto do or be better than; to outshine
evolveto develop and change over time
evolutionthe changes that take place as something evolves
innatehaving from birth
innateoccurring naturally rather than being learned
inscribeto write, print, or etch as a permanent record
inscriptionthe act of inscribing
posturethe way one holds one's body
posturea pose or position
postureto assume a particular position
shroudsomething that covers or hides from view
shroudcloth used to wrap a dead body before burial
shroudto block from sight
stifleto cut off the air from
stifleto smother
stifleto hold back (as in a sob)
tentativeno fully worked out or final yet
tentativehesitating or uncertain
tranquilcalm; peaceful
tranquilitythe state of being calm
versatileable to do many different things or to be used different ways
versatilitythe state of being versatile