grade 8 lesson 7
Wordly Wise lesson 7 - grade 8
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- mettle
- n. courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit.
- condescend
- v. 1. to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior. 2. to behave in an offensively superior manner
- inane
- adj. empty; shallow or silly
- dispel
- v. to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering.
- daunt
- v. to discourage or intimidate.
- fanfare
- n. 1. a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments. 2. a showy display.
- protract
- v. to draw out or lengthen (in time).
- dub
- v. to give a title, nickname, or description to.
- fledgling
- n. 1. a young bird just learning to fly. 2. a young and inexperienced person. adj. new and untested.
- colleague
- n. an associate or coworker of similar status.
- replica
- n. a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original.
- deluge
- n. 1. a downpour of rain; a flood. 2. a flood of anything. v. to flood or overwhelm.
- contingent
- adj. 1. conditional; depending on something else. 2. likely, but not certain to happen; possible. n. a group that is part of a larger one.
- claustrophobia
- n. an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces.
- negligible
- adj. small and unimportant, not worth noticing.