Wordly Wise Book 8 Lessons 5-8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 audacious | willing to take risks; daring |
| confiscate | to seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of |
| conscientious | thorough; careful |
| depict | to give a picture of; to describe |
| embark | to go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage |
| inkling | a slight suspicion; a vague idea |
| lacadaisical | showing little spirit or enthusiasm |
| mutiny | to rebel openly against a commander |
| pilfer | to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value |
| profusion | a plentiful supply; a great or generous amount |
| prudent | very careful; showing judgment and wisdom |
| rankle | to cause continuing anger or irritation |
| rebuke | to criticize strongly; to reprimand |
| serene | calm and untroubled; peaceful |
| slovenly | untidy; carelessly done |
| anarchy | total absence of government |
| apprehend | to seize; to arrest |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face with charges |
| assimilate | to absorb into a population |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire | to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal. To join or act together |
| dissension | A difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | to pass or slip by (used with time) |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate | to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful: attentive to small details |
| shackle | a ring or band around the arm or leg to prevent free movement |
| swelter | to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |
| claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces |
| colleague | an associate or coworker of similar status |
| condescend | to lower oneself to position one considers inferior |
| contingent | conditional; depending on something else |
| daunt | to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge | a downpour of rain; a flood |
| dispel | to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering |
| dub | to give a title, nickname, or description to |
| fanfare | any showy display |
| fledgling | a young and inexperienced person |
| inane | empty; shallow or silly |
| mettle | courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit |
| negligible | small and unimportant, not worth noticing |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen (in time) |
| replica | a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original |
| adept | highly skilled; expert |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| azure | the blue color of a cloudless sky |
| banter | light playful conversation |
| capacious | able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | large in quantity; abundant |
| crucial | extremely important; vital in resolving something |
| decelerate | to slow down or to cause to slow down |
| deploy | to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle, to put into use |
| facilitate | to make easier |
| fastidious | paying close attention to detail |
| fitful | not steady; irregular |
| grapple | to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle |
| pang | a sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress |
| precede | to go or come before in time, rank, or position |
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