Worldly Wise Book 9 Unit 1
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frostquestacademy on January 13, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alacrity | eagerness and liveliness Excited, I accepted the award with alacrity. |
| array | a collection or layout of many things. the garden had an array of wildflowers. |
| bewail | express sadness or cry over He will bewail and cry over his lost pet |
| deduce | to reach a conclusion by reasoning I deduce that it is cold by your shivering. |
| destitute | completely lacking, especially money Charities provide food for destitute families. |
| detract | to diminish, to take away from, An ugly rug will detract from the nice decor. |
| emancipate | to set free. I will emancipate the dogs from the pound. |
| encumber | to hinder and weigh down All her packages will encumber her walking. |
| extol | to applaud or glorify The reporter will extol and praise my work. |
| flamboyant | being flashy or extravagant. His grand entrance was showy and flamboyant. |
| fraught | filled with or marked by distress The mountain climb was fraught with danger. |
| haphazard | disorganized, ruled by chance She flitted about in haphazard chaos. |
| impetus | a moving force or stimulus A monumental event can be impetus for change. |
| incontrovertible | impossible to dispute, unquestionable His statement that Jesus is God was incontrovertible. |
| inexplicable | not able to be accounted for or understood Her mysterious disappearance is inexplicable. |
| ingenious | inventive or imaginative The clever plan was an ingenious idea. |
| insuperable | impossible to do or overcome We could not pass the insuperable barrier. |
| intermittent | starting and stopping, occasional intermittent windshield wipers go off and on. |
| laggard | someone who dawdles and takes their time The laggard wasted time and dawdled around. |
| maxim | a saying or phrase to live by The maxim said to be kind to others. |
| obligatory | being required or binding Paying your bills is obligatory, not optional. |
| plumb | in a perpendicular line, vertically aligned Make sure the door is plumb with the wall. |
| sustenance | that which supports and gives life Food provides sustenance and nourishment. |
| torrid | very hot and unusually dry Desert climate is torrid with very little rain. |
| traverse | to travel across or pass over We walked for hours to traverse the distance. |
| ubiquitous | found all over everywhere Trees are ubiquitous in a forest, not rare. |
| vagabond | aimless, wandering or unpredictable A vagabond journey has no true destination. |
| visage | the face or appearance of a person A frown soured his formerly glowing visage. |
| wheedle | to try to influence with enticing words Kids often wheedle til parents give in. |
| zenith | the highest or most significant point. the thrown ball reached its zenith before falling back down. |
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