Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 2

alacrity

promptness in responding

array

a large group of people or things. 2. an orderly arrangement or display. 3. to place in order. 4. to dress up

deduce

tp draw a conclusion from given facts

encumber

to weigh down or burden. 2. to impede the action of

fraught

full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)

haphazard

marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.

incontrovertible

impossible to dispute; unquestionable

inexplicable

hard to explain or impossible to understand

ingenious

marked by imagination, resourcefullness, or cleverness

laggard

one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler.

sustenance

something. that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

torrid

intensely hot and dry.

traverse

to pass over, across, or through

ubquitous

appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

zenith

the highest point; the peak. 2. the point in the sky directly above the observer.