Wordly Wise Book 11 Lessons 1-10

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avuncular: Adj: Like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent.
presage: V: To foretell; to warn or indicate in advance.
equestrian: Adj: Having to do with horseback riding. One who rides on horseback.
reciprocate: V: To exchange in kind; to repay.
martinet: N: A strict disciplinarian.
debacle: N: A sudden collapse, downfall, or failure.
lackluster: Adj: Lacking brightness or vitality; without spirit or enthusiasm.
modicum: N: A small amount.
efficacy: N: The power to bring about the desired result; effectiveness.
queasy: Adj: Causing nausea or tending to be nauseous. Causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish.
enamor: V: To inspire with love; to captivate (usually used with of or with).
inestimable: Adj: To valuable or great to be measured.
appease: V: To bring to a state of peace or quiet.
correlate: V: To connect related things; to bring things into proper relation with one another.
munificent: Adj: Extremely generous; liberal in giving.
levity: N: Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking.
expound: V: To explain in detail; to set forth.
cadence: N: A rhythm marked by a regular beat. The rising and falling of the voice in human speech.
phlegmatic: Adj: Not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament.
expunge: V: To obliterate or erase completely.
propitious: Adj: Tending to favor or assist; encouraging.
vibrant: Adj: Full or life or vigor. Bright or vivid. Quivering or vibrating.
increment: N: An increase, addition, or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts.
accoutrements: N. pl: Equipment or accessories.
therapeutic: Adj: Relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being.
explicit: Adj: Fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied.
circumspect: Adj: Cautious and prudent; heedful of consequences.
stricture: N (usually plural): A strong criticism. Anything that restricts or limits.
epigram: N: A short, witty poem or saying.
votary: N: A person who is devoted to a cause or organization, especially one of a religious nature.
stoic: N: One seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain.
sully: V: To soil, tarnish, or besmirch.
vacillate: V: To move back and forth from lack of balance; waiver. To alternate indecisively between opinions or courses of action.
denouement: N: The outcome of a series of events. The final resolution following the climax of the plot of a work of drama or fiction.
emolument: N: Salary or fees for work done; compensation.
mausoleum: N: a large and impressive tomb.
repulse: V: To repel; to drive back. To reject in a cool or distant manner. To disgust.
seismic: Adj: Caused by or having to do with earthquakes. Having powerful and widespread effects.
perspicacious: Adj: Clear-sighted; shrewd.
soliloquy: N: A speech in which a character's thoughts are given verbal expression.
maraud: V: To roam in search of plunder.
gesticulate: V: To motion energetically with the body or limbs.
proviso: N: A statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction.
interim: N: An interval of time between events. Adj: Belonging to or taking place between events; temporary.
comport: V: to behave or conduct oneself. To be in accord or agreement-used with "with".
recondite: Adj: Difficult to understand; abstruse.
surfeit: N: An overabundant supply; an excess.
ensconce: V: To settle or place securely or snugly.
bravado: N: An ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior.
amnesia: N: A loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury. A gap in one's memory.
interpose: V: To place or come between; to intervene or interrupt.
hapless: Adj: Marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate.
accrue: V: To arise or increase as a natural result or growth, usually used with to or from. To come as a regular addition.
attrition: N: A gradual reduction in numbers of loss of strength. A weakening resulting from pressure or harassment.
triumvirate: N: A group of three, especially one possessing great power or eminence.
subterfuge: N: A deceptive scheme or strategy
intrinsic: Adj: Relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual.
blasé: Adj: Indifferent to what others might find pleasurable or exciting because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; unconcerned.
pulverize: V: To crush or grind into dust or powder. To demolish.
betrothed: Adj: Engaged to be married.
upheaval: N: A radical or violent change. A forceful lifting or warping from beneath.
archipelago: N: A large group of islands. A body of water containing a large number of islands.
relegate: V: To put our of sight or mind; demote. To assign for a decision or further action.
atrophy: V: To waste or fail to develop.
besmirch: V: To stain or tarnish; to make dirty.
edifice: N: A large, imposing structure or building. A complex structure or system built up over time, as if it were a real building.
imperturbable: Adj: Calm and assured.
proclivity: N: a strong inclination towards something.
patrician: N: A member of nobility. ADJ: Of noble birth; showing refinement of taste or manners.
assuage: V: To satisfy. To lessen or reduce the intensity of.
abstruse: Adj: Difficult to understand.
vestment: N (often plural): An outer garment, especially one indicating a role, rank, or office.
penitent: Adj: Sorry for having done wrong.
mogul: N: A very powerful or wealthy person; a magnate.
thrall: N: A loss of one's ability to act freely; a state over which one appears to have no control. Slavery or bondage.
periphery: N: The area around the edges; the outermost part. Adj: Relating to, involving, or forming an outer edge or boundary.
opulent: Adj: Having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance.
stellar: Adj: Of or related to a star.
choleric: Adj: Easily angered; quick-tempered.
philistine: N: One who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values. Adj: Smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities.
regimen: N: A regulated program, especially one designed to improve or maintain health.
blasphemy: N: An act or statement that shows disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred.
disparate: Adj: Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements. Showing a marked difference or inequality.
environs: N: The area adjoining or surrounding a place.
icon: N: A religious painting, especially one revered by the Eastern Christian churches. A symbol or image whose form suggest its meaning.
acquiesce: V: To accept as inevitable.; to comply passively.
exude: V: To flow out slowly; to ooze or emit. To give forth; to exhibit in abundance.
apocryphal: Adj: Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
undulate: V: To form or move in waves. To have a wavelike appearance or motion.
disconcert: V: to disrupt the self-possession or confidence of; to perturb or fluster.
prodigious: Adj: Extremely large in bulk, quantity, or degree. Causing amazement or wonder.
defoliate: V: To strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it.
reiterate: V: To say or do over again; to repeat.
canon: N: A rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment. The works of a writer accepted as authentic.
convivial: Adj: Sociable; concerned with good company and festivities.
kinetic: Adj: Relating to motion.
usurp: V: To seize and hold power or authority in an illegal or unjust manner.
itinerant: Adj: Traveling from place to place. N: One who goes from place to place.
raconteur: N: One who tells stories with skill and wit.
upbraid: V: To scold or criticize severely; to find fault with.
impropriety: N: The quality or state of being improper or unsuitable. Something that is improper.
incognito: Adj. or Adv: With one's identity concealed; unrecognized.
frenetic: Adj: Wildly excited; frantic.
edict: N: A statement or command having the force of law.
anathema: N: Someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned.
vertex: N: The point opposite and farthest from the base; summit.
vertigo: N: Dizziness or a tilting, spinning sensation.
eclectic: Adj: Combining elements from a variety of sources.
indoctrinate: V: To teach or train in the fundamentals. To instill or teach from a partisan point of view.
composure: N: Calmness of mind or bearing; self-control.
utilitarian: Adj: Relating to usefulness rather than beauty; practical.
heinous: Adj: Shockingly evil or wicked.
inculcate: V: To impress upon or teach by frequent repetition.
repercussion: N: An unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event.
unsavory: Adj: Having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell. Morally offensive.
convene: V: To summon or cause to assemble
zealous: Adj: Very enthusiastic; fervent; passionate on behalf of someone or something.
etymology: N: The history of a word. The science that studies such histories.
mortify: V: To embarrass or humiliate.
hackneyed: Adj: Commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse.
fabricate: N: To make by putting parts together; to construct. To invent in order to deceive.
tactile: Adj: Relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch.
revelation: N: Something that is made known or revealed, often coming as a surprise.
autonomy: N: The quality or state of being self-governing; independence.
insensate: Adj: Lacking sensation or awareness. Lacking sense or ability to reason. Brutal; lacking feeling.
incipient: Adj: Beginning to exist or appear; in the first stage.
probity: N: Honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virtue.
expedient: Adj: Useful for some purpose; convenient. Concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one's own interests. A means employed to bring about a certain result.
pillage: V: To rob and plunder.
projectile: N: An object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air.
opprobrium: N: Scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior.
nascent: Adj: Beginning to exist; emerging.
careen: V: To rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching motion. To cause to lean or tip to one side (as a ship).
verdant: Adj: Green with vegetation; covered with green plants.
purport: V: To give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something.
aggrieved: Adj: Feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury, or offense.
renegade: N: A person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor. A person who rejects lawful behavior.
histrionic: Adj: purposely affected; theatrical. N plural: Exaggerated displays of emotion, intended to produce an effect or response.
propensity: N: A natural inclination or tendency.
contiguous: Adj: Sharing a boundary; being very close or in contact; adjacent.
inveigle: V: To lure or trick into doing something. To obtain by flattery or trickery.
reverie: N: The condition of being last in thought. A daydream.
arcane: Adj: Understood by only a few; mysterious
advent: N: A coming or arrival.
phobia: N: A strong, irrational fear.
inveterate: Adj: Habitual or deeply rooted; persistent.
lilliputian: Adj: Extremely small or appearing to be so.
cavalier: Adj: Showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant.
domicile: N: One's house or place of residence.
fauna: N: Animals of a region or period, considered as a whole.

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