Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson 4

adage

n. an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb

camaraderie

n. good will and warm feelings among friends

contend

v. to struggle with

extraneous

adj. not necessary; irrelevant

hubbub

n. noisy confusion; uproar

meander

v. to follow a winding course

odoriferous

adj. having or giving off a smell

paraphernalia

n. personal belongings

punctilious

adj. careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior

recuperate

v. to regain health or strength

regale

v. to entertain or delight

sedentary

adj. doing or requiring a lot of sitting

Spartan

adj. marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

temporal

adj. relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

wry

adj. turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor