ellie / hoi week 7 Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson 14 with sentences
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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson 14 with sentences
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amass | v. to gather or collect for one's use of profit; to accumulate Karen's aptitude for business enabled her to *** a small fortune before she was thirty. The miser's aim is to *** and hoard as much gold as possible. |
| articulate | v. to pronounce distinctly Children usually can *** words before they are two years old. to express one's thoughts, feelings or beliefs in words. In this essay, I have tried to *** my view of the novel Jane Eyre. adj. able to speak in clear and effective language Winston Churchill's slight speech impediment did not prevent him from being a very *** public speaker. Her *** presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers. |
| decimate | v. to kill or destroy a large portion of a group Cholera swept through the town,***ing the population. We do more to *** our population in automobile accidents than we do in war. |
| dexterous | adj. skillful in the use of hands or minds Her *** handling of the horse won her a blue ribbon. The magician was so *** that we could not follow him as he performed his tricks. |
| garb | n. a styly of clothing; costume. Queen Victoria's black *** and solemn demeanor were constant reminders of her widow's state. V. to clothe or dress The old photos showed nomadic people of Turkistan ***ed in intricately patterned robes. |
| gregarious | adj. enjoying the company of others; sociable A *** nature is a boon for anyone seeking a political career. Typically, partygoers are *** hermit are not. |
| inherent | adj. existing as a natural part of something Believing her shyness is ***, Roseanne does nothing to try to overcome it. Katara's *** love of justice caused her champion anyone she considered treated unfairly by society. |
| maternal | adj. motherly Ranji's *** feelings were aroused when she saw a child standing alone weeping at the bus stop. related to or inherited through one's mother My *** grandparents had two children, my mother and my uncle Bill. Many animals display *** instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless. |
| nurture | v. to care for and give sustenance to. Parents *** their children physically, mentally, and psychologically. n. the process of raising one's young Both male and female emperor penguins provide *** for their young chicks. The Head Start program attempts to *** pre-kindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter public school. |
| obtrusive | adj. tending to push oneself forward in an unwelcome manner. The reporters at the house were so *** that Belle slammed the door in their face. Noticeable in an undesirable way. Dressed in jeans, we felt *** as we entered the small, elegant restaurant. |
| parody | v. to imitate the style of someone or something in order to make fun of it. The film Bad Guys in Black Hats ***ies western movies of the 1930s. n. an imitation that exaggerates for comic effect. His *** of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" that began, "I believe it was about eighty years ago . . ." showed poor taste. |
| pugnacious | adj. aggressive;eager to fight or quarrel The *** basketball player challenged the referee with insulting words. |
| pugnacity | n. the characteristic of being aggressive or eager to fight; He showed his *** by clenching his fists. |
| reprehensible | adj. deserving blame or rebuke Denying sustenance to those in need is ***. Shocked by the viciousness of the bombing, politicians of every party uniformly condemned the terrorists' *** deed. |
| tractable | adj. easily managed or controlled The stable manager gave Jennifer a *** horse when she first began riding. Although Susan seemed a *** young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence that occasionally led her to defy the powers-that-be when she felt they were in the wrong. |
| zany | adj. comical because of strangeness; clownish The *** illustrations make the book very popular. I watch the Marx brothers' *** antics for hours. |
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