Vocabulary Words (:

Captivate - (v.) To attract and hold the interest of.
"Marlee said that the book didn't captivate her, so she set fire to her brother, who had recommended it to her." 

Rummage - (v.) To search, look through intensely.
"I was mad when I found Linda rummaging through my closet for my hidden stash of money."


Warble - (v.) To sing softly, normally associated with a bird.
"Cassandra tended to warble as she walked through the school, and everybody listened intently because they thought birds were invading the hallways."
 

Fluster - (v.) To confuse, overwhelm, or agitated.
"K.C. thought it would be funny to fluster Jake by holding his memory card hostage at gunpoint while demanding a $25,000,000,000 ransom.

Sluice - (n.) A device used in shifting the path of flowing water.
"The sluice was positioned in the water in the worst possible place, and I ended up crashing my canoe because of it."

Waylay - (v.) Stop and interrupt, deter attention in the midst of conversation.
"Adrian was walking down the stairs when Bailey waylaid him by talking about a lost labrador."

Azure - (adj.) Very bright and blue.
"In class, I asked Penelope if she knew a cool word for blue, and she responded with azure, and with that word, I got an A+ on my math test."

Plumb - (v.) To explore or fully experience
"The Matthews brothers were in town to plumb the caves in the nearby mountainside where treasure was rumoured to be held."

Contrive - (v.) Create, or bring about using skill or talent.
"Nick contrived a golden necklace that he had been working on for seven years."
 

Affront - (n.) An action or words that offends someone or causes disruption.
"Such an affront spoken by the Vice President caused a controversey leading to his assassination as well as his chain of fast food restaurants getting shut down."

Taper - (n.) A slender candle, or a narrowing of an object.
"Tony carried a taper along with him at night because he was too poor to afford electricity."
 

Notion - (n.) An idea or understanding of a certain situation.
"When I suggested naptime for high schoolers to the school board, the principal retorted, 'I second that notion!'"