Wordly Wise Chapter 9
Terms
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- advantage
- Something that is helpful or useful
- scarcity
- A shortage
- prospect
- Something that is waited for, expected, or hoped for
- sole
- Being the only one of its kind; belonging to only one person or group
- prospector
- A person who explores an area to look for valuable metals
- sole
- The bottom surface of the foot or of a shoe or boot
- astonish
- To surprise or amaze
- host
- A large number
- parched
- lacking water; thristy
- misgiving
- A feeling of doubt, uncertainty, or concern about what may happen in the future.
- scarce
- In short supply; not plentiful
- typical
- Being like others of its kind
- distant
- Very far away; not near or close by
- parch
- To make or become very dry
- hamlet
- A small village
- founder
- A person who sets up something that lasts
- confirm
- To show or prove to be true
- sole
- A flat fish that is caught and eaten for food.
- shrewd
- Clever; good at understanding what is needed and acting on it
- torment
- Great pain or suffering
- host
- One who greets and entertains guests and takes care of their needs at a party or restaurant.