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Wordly Wise 1-8
Wordly wise lessons 1-8
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English
9th Grade
01/10/2011

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Term

bewail

 

Definition

to express deep regret or sorrow over

verb

Term
destitiute
Definition

wouthout resources or posessions, expecialy the necessities of life.

lacking/devoid of

adjective

Term
detract
Definition

to take away, expecially from the value, beauty or importance of

adjective

Term
emancipate
Definition

to liberate

to set free from slavery

verb

Term
extol
Definition

to praise highly

verb

Term
flamboyant
Definition

excessively showey

adjective

Term
impetus
Definition

a driving force

increased activity resulting from a driving force

noun

Term
insuperable
Definition

incapable of being overcome

adjective

Term
intermittent
Definition

not continuous

adjective

Term
maxim
Definition

a general truth or rule of conduct

noun

short saying

noun

Term
obligatory
Definition

required

adjective

Term
plumb
Definition

to measure the depth of water

to reach the deepest part of

to understand by examining closely

verb

vertical

adjctive

Term

vagabond

 

Definition

a person who wanders from place to place

noun

Term
visage
Definition

a face, especially one that expresses feelings

noun

Term
wheedle
Definition

to coax

to gain through slyness

verb

Term
Alacrity
Definition

Promptness in responding

Eagerness

Noun

Term
array
Definition

a large group of people or things

an orderly arrangement or display

noun

to place in order

to dress up

verb

Term
deduce
Definition

to draw a concluson from given facts

verb

Term
encumber
Definition

to weigh down or burden

to impeede the action of

verb

Term
fraught
Definition

full of or accompanied by

adjective

Term
haphazard
Definition

marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

adjective

Term
incontrovertible
Definition

imposible to dispute, unquestionable

adjective

Term
inexplicable
Definition

hard to explain or impossible to understand

adjective

Term
ingenious
Definition

marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleaverness

adjective

Term
laggard
Definition

one who falls behind because of loitering, or moving slowly

noun

Term
sustinance
Definition

something that provides nourishment

noun

Term
torrid
Definition

intensely hot or dry

burning with passion

adjective

Term
traverse
Definition

to pass over, across, or through

verb

Term
ubiquitous
Definition

appearing to be present in large numbers, or in many different places

adjective

Term
zenith
Definition

the highest point

the peak

the point in the sky directly above the observer

noun

Term
allude
Definition

to refer to in an indirect way

verb

Term
consecrate
Definition

to set appart as holey

to dedicate to a cause

verb

Term
disseminate
Definition

to scatter or spread widely

verb

Term
dote
Definition

to show excessive fondness for

verb

Term
exhort
Definition

to urge strongly, to warn or appeal

verb

Term
feckless
Definition

careless or irresponsible

adjective

Term
implicate
Definition

to be involved with something, especially something illegal

verb

Term
lament
Definition

to feel or express grief

verb

Term
monetary
Definition

of or relating to money or currency

adjective

Term
pensive
Definition

deep in thought

dreamily thoughtful

adjective

Term
pomp
Definition

a showy or dignified display

noun

Term
stilted
Definition

artificialy stiff or formal in manner

adjective

Term
subjugate
Definition

to bring under controll

to conquer

verb

Term
trauma
Definition

a severe bodily injury

emotional shock

noun

Term
wanton
Definition

ignoring what is right

excessive or unrestrained

playing or frolicsome

adjective

Term
adage
Definition

an old saying that is accepted as true

a proverb

noun

Term
camerade
Definition

good will and warm feelings among friends

noun

Term
contend
Definition

to srtuggle eith

to maintain or assert

verb

a conflict or strugge

a point made in an argument

noun

Term
extraneous
Definition

not neccisary

adjective

Term
hubbub
Definition

noisy confusion

uproar

noun

Term
meander
Definition

to follow a winding course

to wander aimlessly

verb

Term
odoriferous
Definition

having or giving off a smell

adjective

Term
paraphernilia
Definition

personal belongings

equipment associated with a particular activity

noun

Term
punctillious
Definition

carefull of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manors and behavior

adjective

Term
recuperate
Definition

to regain health or strength

verb

Term
regale
Definition

to entertain or delight

verb

Term
sedentary
Definition

doing or requiring a lot of sitting

adjective

Term
spartan
Definition
marked by simplicity or lack of luxury
Term
temporal
Definition

relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

adjective

Term
wry
Definition

turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor

amusing in a quiet but sharp way

adjective

Term
callow
Definition

young and inexprienced

immaure

adjective

Term
contemporary
Definition

a person living during the same period as eachother

noun

existing or occuring at the same time

adjective

Term
cynical
Definition

skeptical

doubful of sincerity

adjective

Term
despot
Definition

a ruler with absolute power over a group of people

noun

Term
enunciate
Definition

to pronounce clearly

to state

verb

Term
impediment
Definition

anything that gets in the way

noun

Term
impoverish
Definition

to make poor

to take away

verb

Term
indolent
Definition

lazy

adjective

Term
sagacious
Definition

showing sound judgement

wise

adjective

Term
secular
Definition

worldly, not connected with a church or religion

adjective

Term
speculate
Definition

to think about or make guesses

to engage in a risky bussiness venture

verb

Term
strife
Definition

conflict or struggle

noun

Term
venerate
Definition

to show great respect for

verb

Term
voracious
Definition

ravenous, desiring, and eating a large ammount of food

greatly eager

adjective

Term
wane
Definition

to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker

to near an end

verb

Term
apropos
Definition

fitting the occasion

suitable

adjective

Term
ascendancy
Definition

controlling influence

domination

noun

Term
asses
Definition

to analize and determine the nature, value, or importance of

verb

Term
aver
Definition

to declare positively

to state as truth

verb

Term
concede
Definition

to admit to be true, often reluctantly

to grant or let have

verb

Term
deficiant
Definition

lacking

adjective

Term
dogma
Definition

an unproven principle or belief held to be true

noun

Term
embody
Definition

to put an idea into a form that can be seen

to make a part of a system, incorporate

verb

Term
impart
Definition

to make known

disclose

bestow

verb

Term
oratory
Definition

the art of public speaking

noun

Term
propagate
Definition

to reproduce

to cause to reproduce

to foster the spread of

verb

Term
proponent
Definition

someone who proposes or supports an idea

an advocate

noun

Term
rudimentary
Definition

not yet fully developed

elementary

adjective

Term
sojourn
Definition

a visit or temporary stay

noun

to stay for a while

verb

Term
vociferous
Definition
making ones feellings known in a loud way
Term
amorous
Definition

expressing love or the state of being in love

adjective

Term
belittle
Definition

to present or speak of as unimportant

verb

Term
censure
Definition

to blame or find fault with

verb

a severe criticism or harsh judgement

noun

Term
deem
Definition

to consider or believe

verb

Term
divulge
Definition

to make known something secrate

to reveal

verb

Term
exhorbitant
Definition

exceeding normal bounds, greater than seems reasonable

adjective

Term
expostulate
Definition

to argue earnestly in attempt to dissuade or show strong dissaproval

verb

Term
fateful
Definition

having great or significant consequences

adjective

Term
ingrate
Definition

an ungreatful person

noun

Term
injunction
Definition

an order or command

a court order prohibiting someone from doing something

noun

Term
moribund
Definition

close to death, in a dying state

adjective

Term
motif
Definition

a theme or idea ina work of art or literature that is developed or repeated

a figure or design in the decoration of something such as a building or textile

noun

Term
subsidize
Definition

to support financialy

verb

Term
sumptuous
Definition

extravegantly splendid or costly

luxurious

adjective

Term
voluble
Definition

characterized by a ready flow of words

talkative

adjective

Term
adroit
Definition

adept

skillfull

clever at dealing with dificult situations

adjective

 

Term
affront
Definition

to insult or offend deliberately

verb

a dileberate insult or offence

noun

Term
avocation
Definition

an activity persued for pleasure

a hobby

noun

Term
crusade
Definition

a prolonged, impasioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause

noun

to engage in such a struggle

verb

Term
defininative
Definition

supplying a final answer, conclusive

adjective

 

Term
demeanor
Definition

behavior

bearing

noun

Term
erudite
Definition

having or demonstrating extensive knowledge, learned

adjective

Term
induct
Definition

to install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony

to admit to a society or to military service

verb

Term
lapse
Definition

to slip or fall from a certain leavel of conduct or accomplishment

to come to an end, expire

verb

a minor mistake

a pause or interval

noun

Term
militant
Definition

ready to fight, expecially for a cause

adjective

on who is ready to fight

noun

Term
pariah
Definition

a social outcast

noun

Term
prodigy
Definition

a person who shoes remarkable talent at an early age

an amazing or extraordinary thing or event

noun

Term
protege
Definition

one whos training or career is helped along by another

noun

Term
raucous
Definition

rough and unpleasant to the ear

boisterous and disorderly

adjective

Term
tacit
Definition

expressed without words

implied

adjective

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