Wordly Wise 3000 book 8 lesson 7
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cchiaramonte on December 3, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 claustrophobia | An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces. |
| colleague | An associate or coworker or similar status |
| condescend | to lower oneself to position one considers inferior; to behave in an offensively superior manner. |
| contingent | conditional; depending on something else. Likely but not certain to happen; possible; a group that is part of a larger one |
| daunt | to discourage or intimidate. |
| deluge | a downpour of rain; a flood. A flood of anything. To flood or overwhelm. |
| dispel | to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering. |
| dub | to give a title, nickname, or description to. |
| fanfare | a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments. Any showy display |
| fledgling | a young burgess learning to fly. A young and inexperienced person. new and untested |
| 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. |
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