wordmasters #3 7th grade
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crackingup-24-7 on April 16, 2008
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a test for some wordmaster 3 words. sorry if there are any mistakes
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 zeal | fervor for a person, cause, or object |
| cloy | to become uninteresting or distasteful through overabundance |
| ignoble | of low grade or quality; inferior. |
| cynic | a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view. |
| lionize | to pursue celebrities or seek their company. |
| specious | apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible |
| ravage | devastating or destructive action |
| facilitate | to make easier or less difficult; help forward |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome |
| remonstrance | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
| promulgate | To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially |
| ersatz | serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial |
| compunction | a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse |
| tout | to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly |
| immaterial | of no essential consequence; unimportant. |
| qualm | an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct |
| demean | to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase |
| phlegmatic | not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish |
| debacle | A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout |
| scoff | to speak derisively; mock; jeer |
| fortuitous | happening or produced by chance; accidental |
| dynamo | an energetic, hardworking, forceful person |
| encumber | to impede or hinder; hamper; retard |
| lowly | in a low position, manner, or degree |
| dogma | a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle |
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