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Term Definition
amputate to cut off a body part, especially by surgery
apitude a natural talent
beneficiary one who benefits or gains an advantage from something
boon a welcome gift or blessing
commiserate to feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize
garner to collect or gather; to acquire or obtain
gratis without payment or free of charge
incapacitate to make helpless or incapable
inception the beginning of an action or process
maganimous generous, unselfish, or forgiving
myriad a very large number
myriad very many
practicable capable of being done
practicable useable
remunerate to pay or reward
solicit to ask for in a formal way
trite used so much it is no longer freshly new; cliche
amenity a feature that contributes to physical comfort
amenity a feature that increases the actractiveness or value of a location
amenities acts of social courtesy
averse having a feeling of opposition or distaste
complacent seeing no need for change; unconcerned
decompose to decay or to break down into basic elements
defray to supply the money for
emenate to come out from a source
envisage to picture in one's mind; to imagine something in the future
facetious playfully humorous
fallacy false or mistaken idea
furor an upror; state of great anger or excitement
idyll episode or experience that is calm and carefree
paucity smallness in number or amount
porous full of tiny spaces
porous easily penetrated by gas or liquid
supersede to replace because of superiority
tangible real, able to be touched
tangible not vague or uncertain
adversity misfortune; hardship
cardinal most important
credible believable, reliable
empathize to show or feel understanding for another's situation
faculty any of the nautral powers of the mind or body
faculty an inborn ability
faculty all of the teachers at a school
harrowing very distressing or acutely painful
impair to damage, weaken, or lessen
infer to reach a conclusion through reasoning
intuition knowing or sensing something without the use or reason
manifest plain to see; evident
manifest to make clear or reveal
nuance a very slight change in feeling or meaning
pernicious very descrutive or harmful
solace consolation in sorrow or distress
treatise a methodically and throughly written discussion of a topic
vogue the popular fashion of a time; wide acceptance or favor
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Terms 54
Creator chaosakita
Created May 18, 2007
Group Mrs. Thompson
Tags wordly, wise, english
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chaosakita : Changed supersed → to replace because of superiority to supersede → to replace because of superiority
chaosakita : Changed facutly → all of the teachers at a school to faculty → all of the teachers at a school
chaosakita : Changed faculty → any opf the nautral powers of the mind or body to faculty → any of the nautral powers of the mind or body
chaosakita : Changed incapacicate → to make helpless or incapable to incapacitate → to make helpless or incapable
chaosakita : Changed empathize → tto show or feel understanding for another's situation to empathize → to show or feel understanding for another's situation
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  1. apitude → a natural talent - 7 misses
  2. practicable → capable of being done - 7 misses
  3. beneficiary → one who benefits or gains an advantage from something - 5 misses
  4. averse → having a feeling of opposition or distaste - 4 misses
  5. defray → to supply the money for - 4 misses
  6. incapacitate → to make helpless or incapable - 3 misses
  7. commiserate → to feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize - 2 misses