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Flashcards: Wordly Wise Lesson 1

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TermsDefinitions
affection
(n.) a fond or tender feeling
appeal
(v.) 1. to make an earnest request; to ask 2. to be of intereste to; to be attractive to
clasp
(v) to grasp or hold tightly
clasp
(n) 1. a strong grasp or hold. 2. a hook or fastner
conspicuous
(adj) easily or plainly seen
contribute
(v) to give along with others who are giving
declare
(v) to make known; to state
eloquent
(adj) skilled at speaking or writing; having the power to move people
exhibit
(v) to show in public
exhibit
(n) an item or collection of items in a public show
ferry
(n) a boat that carries people and goods back and forth across water
ferry
(v) to move people or goods by boat across a stretch of water
immigrant
(n) a person who comes into a country to live there
lofty
(adj) 1. very tall or high. 2. nobel in feeling or high in ideals. 3. Showing a too-proud or superior attitude
pedestal
(n) a base or support on which something stands
persecute
(v) to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences
poverty
(n) the state of being poor
unveil
(v) 1. to remove comvering from. 2. to make know or reveal for the first time
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