Wordly Wise Book 7 Lessons 1-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | (v) to become weaker; to decrease. |
| acknowledge | (v) to admit the existence of. |
| agent | (n) a person who acts or does business for another. |
| authority | (n) the right to give orders, make decisions or take action. |
| devastate | (v) to ruin or destroy completely. (n) great destruction. |
| epidemic | (n) the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time. |
| estimate | (n) a number that is not exact; a careful guess. (v) to figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation. |
| evict | (v) to force out of property by taking legal action. |
| impartial | (adj) not favoring one side more than another; fair. |
| industrious | (adj) hardworking; not lazy. |
| infuriate | (v) to make very angry. |
| irrelevant | (adj) having nothing to do with the subject. |
| precise | (adj) exact; accurate |
| sham | (n) something fake or false. (adj) not genuine; fake. (v) to pretend. |
| trek | (n) a long, slow and difficult journey. (v) to travel slowly and with difficulty. |
| astute | (adj) wise in a clever or practical way. |
| authentic | (adj) genuine; true. |
| delicacy | (n) a choice of item or food. |
| derogatory | (adj) expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. |
| devour | (v) to eat up hungrily. |
| figment | (n) something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality. |
| mythical | (adj) imaginary; not real. |
| plumage | (n) a bird's feathers. |
| predatory | (adj) living by killing and eating other animals. (adj) living by robbing or stealing from others. (n) a creature that lives by killing. (n) a person who lives by robbing. |
| prior | (adj) coming earlier in time. (adj) coming before in order or importance. |
| scavenge | (v) to search through or pick over, looking for something usable. |
| slaughter | (v) to kill in order to obtain meat. (v) to kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way. (n) the killing of an animal for food. |
| solitude | (n) the condition of being alone or at some distance from people. |
| ungainly | (adj) moving in a clumsy or awkward way. |
| vulnerable | (adj) open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally. |
| admonish | (v) to warn. |
| aghast | (adj) struck with horror; shocked. |
| annihilate | (v) to destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin. |
| benefactor | (n) a person who provides help, especially by giving money. |
| bestow | (v) to give as an honor; to present as a gift. |
| devious | (adj) sneaky; not frank or honest. |
| devoid | (adj) lacking; empty; entirely without. |
| heed | (v) to pay attention to. (n) attention; notice. |
| mortal | (n) a human being. |
| muse | (v) to think about in a quiet, careful way. |
| pioneer | (n) a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow. |
| plague | (n) a deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person. |
| subside | (v) to sink to a lower level. |
| unwitting | (adj) not done on purpose; unintended. |
| wrath | (n) forceful anger; fury. (adj) very angry. |
| acquire | (v) to gain ownership of something; to get by one's own efforts or actions. |
| antagonize | (v) to make an enemy of; to stir up anger or dislike. |
| competent | (adj) having the ability to do what is needed. (n) the ability to do what is needed. |
| comprise | (v) to form; to make up. (v) to consist of or include. |
| correspond | (v) to match; to be equal to. (v) to exchange letters with another person. |
| dilapidated | (adj) in poor condition from neglect or age. |
| illustrious | (adj) very famous; outstanding. |
| incident | (n) something that happens in real life or in a story; an event, often of little importance. |
| inherit | (v) to receive something from someone after that person's death. |
| latitude | (n) the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. |
| loath | (adj) unwilling; reluctant, not wanting to do something but will do it anyways. |
| maintain | (v) to declare something to be true. (v) to continue in the same way or condition. (v) to keep in good condition. |
| renovate | (v) to make like new again. |
| reprimand | (v) to scold in a harsh or formal manner. (n) a strong scolding from someone in authority. |
| supervise | (v) to direct or manage activities. |
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