wordly wise lesson 12
Terms
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- attribute
- to think of as coming from or belonging to a particular, an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- orbit
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
- necessity
- anything indispensable
- abduct
- to carry away with force; to kidnap
- enlighten
- make free from confusion or ambiguity
- abyss
- a deep opening in the earth
- incline
- an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
- arbitrate
- to settle a disagreement between two parties
- devout
- devoutly religious
- sacred
- (often followed by 'to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
- intervene
- occur between other event or between certain points of time
- distraught
- deeply agitated especially from emotion
- compromise
- to settle a disagreement by having both sides give up something
- abode
- housing that someone is living in
- capricious
- likely to change quickly for no obvious reason