Unit 8 Wordly Wise Final Cards
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49 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abject ("i object") | (adj) Most miserable; wretched |
| atrocity (fahrenheit) | (n) An act of great cruelty and wickedness |
| dialect (elect) | (n) A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary |
| flagrant (fragrant) | (adj) Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
| mute (dead) | (v)To soften or tone down the sound of |
| mute (dead) | (adj) Not speaking or not able to speak; silent |
| turmoil (soil) | (n) A state of confusion or agitation; tumult |
| wreak | (v) To bring about or inflict |
| wreak | (v) To express or vent. |
| agile | (adj) Able to move quickly and easily; nimble |
| agile | (adj) Able to think quickly |
| allot | (v) To assign or distribute as a portion or share |
| congregate | (v) To come together in a group, assemble |
| divert | (v) To turn aside |
| influx | (n) A flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers |
| intricate | (adj) Complicated; having many related details or parts |
| tumult | (n) Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance |
| adept | (adj) highly skilled; expert |
| crucial | (adj) extremely important; vital in resolving something |
| deploy | (v) to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle |
| deploy | (v) to put into use |
| facilitate | (v) to make easier |
| fastidious | (adj) paying close attention to detail |
| fastidious | (adj) difficult to please |
| grapple | (v) to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle |
| grapple | (v) to come to grips with |
| grapple | (n) an iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things |
| precede | (v) to go or come before in time, rank, or position |
| colleague | (n) an associate or coworker of similar status |
| condescend | (v) to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior |
| condescend | (v) to behave in an offensively superior manner |
| contingent | (adj) conditional; depending on something else |
| contingent | (adj) likely, but not certain to happen; possible |
| contingent | (n) a group that is part of a larger one |
| daunt | (v) to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge | (n) a downpour of rain; a flood |
| deluge | (n) a flood of anything |
| deluge | (v) to flood or overwhelm |
| dispel (spell) | (v) to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering |
| negligible (ant) | (adj) small and unimportant, not worth noticing |
| assimilate (ass) | (v.) to absorb into a population To take in a part and absorb into the whole |
| calamity (clam) | (n). an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire (come together) | (v.) to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal |
| dissension (choice) | (n.) a difference of opinion; disagreement |
| imminent (love) | (adj.) about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate (police) | (v.) to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner |
| meticulous (soft) | (adj.) extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| conspire (come together) | (V) to join or act together |
| assimilate (ass) | (v) to take in a part and absorb into the whole |
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