Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson 5

callow

adj. young and inexperienced; immature

contemporary

n. a person living during the same period as another

cynical

adj. doubtful of the sincerity of others’ motives; skeptical

despot

n. a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people

enunciate

v. to pronounce clearly

impediment

n. anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

impoverish

v. to make poor

indolent

adj. indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy

sagacious

adj. showing sound judgment; wise

secular

adj. worldly; not connected with a church or religion

speculate

v. to think about or make guesses

strife

n. conflict or struggle

venerate

v. to show great respect for

voracious

adj. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food

wane

v. to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end.