Wordly Wise Lesson 14 Book 8
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Mrs. Zeiss's Period 1 Class
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17 terms
English | French |
|---|---|
 Congenial | adj. 1. Getting along well with others; affable 2. Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable |
| Decipher | v. 1. To convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode 2. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve |
| Dissect | v.1. To cut into in order to study 2. To study closely; to analyze |
| Enigma | n. Anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out |
| Enigmatic | adj. Puzzling; mysterious |
| Ineffectual | adj. Not bringing about the desired result, futile |
| Infallible | adj. 1. Incapable of making an error; never wrong 2. Unlikelly to fail or go wrong |
| Irrepressible | adj. Incapable of being controlled or held back |
| Luminous | adj. 1. Giving off light 2. Clear; easy to understand |
| Millennium | n. A period of one thousand years |
| Mire | n. An area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud v. To get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress |
| Pestilence | n. A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease |
| Stagnate | v. To fail to develop, change, or move |
| Stagnant | adj. Not moving, changing, or developing |
| Sublime | adj. Great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid |
| Vie | v. To compete for, as in a contest |
| Voluminous | adj. Having great bulk or volume; ample |
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