Wordly Wise 12-brittany
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unioncityms on December 4, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abduct | v. carry away by force;to kidnap |
| abduct | n. the act or instance of abducting |
| abode | n. the place where one lives;home |
| abyss | n. a deep opening in the earth |
| abyss | n. anything too deep to measure |
| arbitrate | v. to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides |
| arbitrate | n. the act of arbitrating |
| attribute | v. to think as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing |
| attribute | n. a quality or feature associated with a person or thing |
| capricous | adj. Likely to change quickly for no abvious reason |
| compromise | v. to settle a disagreement by having each side give up something |
| compromise | v. to expose to the possibilty of criticism or shame |
| compromise | n. a settlement reached by each side giving up something |
| devout | adj. very religious; sincere |
| distraught | adj. deeply disturbed; very troubled |
| enlighten | v. to inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to |
| enilightened | asj. free from ignorance or prejudice |
| incline | v. to slope or lean |
| incline | to be likely to; to have a fondness for |
| inclined | n. a sloping urface |
| intervene | v. to enter in order to help or settle something |
| intervention | n. the act or instance of intervening |
| necessity | n. anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed |
| necessity | the condition of being needed |
| orbtit | n. the path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon |
| orbit | v. to put into or be in orbit |
| sacred | adj. holy; having to do with a religion |
| sacred | worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect |
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