Wordly Wise Lesson 9
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cautionary | Offering or serving as a warning |
| constrain | To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity |
| flotilla | A fleet of boats or small ships |
| gossamer | Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze |
| Ignominious | Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace |
| Incur | To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as debt |
| Liquidate | To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash |
| Magnate | An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business |
| Misnomer | A name that does not fit |
| Onerous | Burdensome; oppressive |
| Pandemonium | A state or place of great confusion or uproar |
| Quixotic | Romantic and idealistic, but impractical |
| Tenacious | Holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual |
| Vestige | A trace of something that once was present |
| Zephyr | A light, gentle breeze |
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