Wordly Wise Book 9 Lessons 1-5
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alacrity
promptness in responding
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insuperable
incapable of being overcome or defeated
2.
allude
To refer to in an indirect way (used with to).
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intermittent
not continuous; happening at intervals.
3.
array
a large group of people or things. 2. an
orderly arrangement or display. 3. to place in
order. 4. to dress up
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lament
to feel or express greif
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Meander
To follow a winding course. To wander
aimlessly.
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obligatory
required or demanded
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Paraphernalia
Personal belongings. Equipment associated
with a particular activity.
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pensive
deep in thought ; dreamily thoughtful.
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regale
To entertain or delight.
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secular
Wordly not connected with the church or
religion.
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sedentary
Doing or requiring a lot of sitting.
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Speculate
to think about or make guesses. To engage in
a risky business venture.
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Strife
Conflict or struggle.
4.
bewail
to express deep regret or sorrow over.
5.
Callow
Young and inexperienced; immature.
6.
camaraderie
Goodwill and warm feelings among friends.
7.
consecrate
1. To set apart as holy. 2. To dedicate to a
cause; to devote.
8.
contemporary
A person living during the same period as
another. adj. Existing or occurring at the
same time.
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Contend
To struggle with. To maintain or assert. A
conflict or struggle. A point made in
argument.
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Cynic
someone who is critical of the motives of
others
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subjugate
to bring under control; to conquer
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deduce
tp draw a conclusion from given facts
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temporal
12.
Despot
A ruler with absolute power or tyrannical
control over a group of people.
relating to the everyday world as opposed
to that which is spiritual or eternal.
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torrid
intensely hot and dry.
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trauma
a severe bodily injury. 2. emotional shock
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ubquitous
appearing to be present in large numbers or
in many different places.
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Venerate
To show great respect for.
13.
destitute
without resources or possesstions, especially
the necessities of life. 2 lacking; devoid of.
14.
detract
to take away, especially from the value,
beauty, or importance of.
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disseminate
To scatter or spread widely.
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emancipate
to set free from slavery; to liberate.
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encumber
to weigh down or burden. 2. to impede the
action of
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Enunciate
To pronounce clearly. To state; to announce
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exhort
to urge stongly; to warn or appeal
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extol
to praise highly
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Extraneous
Not necessary; irrelevant.
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fraught
full of or accompanied by (usually followed
by with)
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haphazard
marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.
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impediment
Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle.
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impetus
a driving force; anything that caues an
action. 2. increased activity resulting from a
driving force.
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implicate
to show to be involved with something,
especially something dishonest or illegal.
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Impoverish
To make poor. To take away
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inexplicable
hard to explain or impossible to understand