wordly wise 3000: book 6 lesson 16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 belated | adj. Done too late; having been delayed beyond the usual time |
| caliber | a degree of importance or excellence; the diameter of a bullet or inside of a gun barrel. |
| chagrin | a felling of embarrassment or annoyance caused by having failed or being disappointed; to cause to feel unease |
| contravene | to act against or be counter to. |
| default | failure to do what is required by duty or law; an automatic selection made according to a computer program when the user does not make a choice; to fail to pay what or when one should. |
| doldrums | A condition of feeling sad, bored, or sluggish |
| emblazon | to inscribe or decorate conspicuously |
| eminent | standing above other in worth, rank, or fame. |
| expend | to use up consume. |
| expire | to come to an end; to die. |
| exponent | a person who explains, interprets, or works to make something popular. |
| novice | a person new at something; a beginner. |
| spry | moving with quickness and ease; lively. |
| tenuous | lacking substance, flimsy; not think; slender; lacking density; thin. |
| truism | a truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it |
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