Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 11

amenity

1) a feature that contributes to physical comfort

2) a feature that increases the attractiveness or value of a location

3) acts of social courtesy

averse

having a feeling of opposition or distaste

complacent

so self-satisfied that one sees no need for change; unconcerned

decompose

to decay or to break down into basic elements

defray

to supply the money for; to pay

emanate

to come out from a source

envisage

to picture in one's mind, to imagine something in the future

facetious

playfully or inappropriately humorous

fallacy

a false or mistaken idea

furor

an uproar; a state of great anger or excitement

idyll

an episode or experience that is calm and carefree

paucity

scarcity; smallness in number or amount

porous

full of tiny holes or spaces; easily penetrated by gas or liquid

supersede

to replace; to cause to be set aside because of superiority

tangible

1) real; able to be touched

2) possible to understand or realize; not vague or uncertain