Vocabulary List with Definitions (Wordly Wise | 10 lessons | #1 | 1 - 10)

ABATE

To become weaker

ACKNOWLEDGE

To admit the existence of

AGENT

Someone who does work for someone else

AUTHORITY

The right to give orders, take action, or make decisions

DEVASTATE

To ruin completely

EPIDEMIC

Rapid spreading of a disease

ESTIMATE

Careful guess

EVICT

To force out of property

IMPARTIAL

Fair

INDUSTRIOUS

Hardworking

INFURIATE

To make angry

IRRELEVANT

Not important to the subject

PRECISE

Exact

SHAM

Fake

TREK

Long, slow, difficult journey

ASTUTE

Wise in a clever way

AUTHENTIC

True

DELICACY

A choice of food

DEROGATORY

Expressing low opinion

DEVOUR

To eat hungrily

FIGMENT

Something made up

MYTHICAL

Imaginary

PLUMAGE

Bird's feathers

PREDATORY

Living by killing and eating other animals

PRIOR

Coming before

SCAVENGE

To pick over

SLAUGHTER

Kill for meat

SOLITUDE

State of being away from people

UNGAINLY

Moving in a clumsy way

VULNERABLE

Open to attack

ADMONISH

Warn

AGHAST

Shocked

ANNIHILATE

Destroy completely

BENEFACTOR

Person who helps, especially through money

BESTOW

Give as an honor

DEVIOUS

Sneaky

DEVOID

Empty

HEED

Attention

MORTAL

Human being

MUSE

Think about in a quiet and careful way

PIONEER

Open the way for others

PLAGUE

Rapidly spreading deadly disease

SUBSIDE

Become less active

UNWITTING

Unintended

WRATH

Fury

ACQUIRE

Gain ownership of

ANTAGONIZE

Make an enemy of

COMPETENT

Having the abilities needed to do the job

COMPRISE

Make up of

CORRESPOND

To be equal to

DILAPIDATED

In poor condition due to age or lack of care

ILLUSTRIOUS

Very famous

INCIDENT

Event with minimal importance

INHERIT

To obtain after someone's death

LATITUDE

Lines north and south of the equator

LOATH

Reluctant

MAINTAIN

To keep in good condition

RENOVATE

Make like new again

REPRIMAND

Scold harshly

SUPERVISE

To direct or manage activities

ADEQUATE

Enough

ADMINISTER

To manage or direct

AGITATE

To disturb

CAPITULATE

Surrender

CITRUS

A type of fruit family containing oranges, lemons, etc

DISRUPT

To interrupt

HOVEL

An unpleasant, cramped, dilapidated place to live

ILLITERATE

Unable to read or write

INDIFFERENT

Not caring about

MENIAL

Low-level, humble work

PERMANENT

Lasting

RESPITE

Pause

STRENUOUS

Needing much effort

TOIL

Long, hard work

URGENT

Requires quick attention/action

ADDICT

A person that has a strong desire for something harmful

ASPIRE

To seek

BIAS

Prejudice

BLATANT

Obvious in an offensive way

CANDID

Honest

CONFRONT

To stand up to

DEBUT

Make first public appearance

ENROLL

Register

FLUSTER

Make nervous, embarrassed, or flustered

IMPUNITY

Freedom from punishment or harm

INTENSIFY

To increase

INTIMIDATE

To frighten

OBNOXIOUS

Very unpleasant

RETORT

A quick or clever reply

STINT

A limit or restriction

BESEECH

To beg

CONSTERNATION

Amazement which causes confusion

DELECTABLE

Delicious

GARLAND

A wreath or chain of leaves or flowers

GRATIFY

To satisfy

HAUGHTY

Overly prideful

IMPETUOUS

Hasty

LAVISH

Very costly

PLUCK

To pick

PONDER

Think about