Wordlywise Book 5-4
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- audacious
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adj. 1. Willing to take risks; daring
2. Showing disrespect or lack or courtesy. - confiscate
- v. To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of.
- conscientious
- adj. 1. Thorough; careful
- depict
- v. To give a picture of; to describe
- embark
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v. 1. To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage.
2. To start out; to begin - inkling
- n. A slight suspicion; a vague idea.
- lackadaisical
- adj. Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.
- mutiny
- n. Deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors.
- pilfer
- v. To steal repeatedly small amounts of things that are of little value.
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profusion
profuse -
n. A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount;
abundant -
prudent
prudence - adj. Very careful; showing judgment and wisdom.
- rankle
- v. To cause continuing anger or irritation.
- rebuke
- v. To criticize strongly; to reprimand
- serene
- adj. Calm and untroubled; peaceful
- slovenly
- adj. Untidy; carelessly done.