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6/5/14

VACILLATE

VACILLATE

<Va-sel-layte>

Change; teeter; seesaw;

Going back and forth between two extremes.

Don't vacillate and do not waver.



The boy would vacillate between chocolate and vanilla and could not make up his mind.

Vac - Il - Late

Vac (Reminds) Vacates or leaves

Il (Reminds) Until

Late (Reminds) Later

Memory Trick: I vacate my position and come back to it later.

VACATE UNTIL LATER




You babble and gabble while you play Scrabble. What did you do?
 
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Answer:  

You made noises in a fast and unclear way. No talking during Scrabble!

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