Wordly Wise 3000® Level 9, Lesson 2

alacrity

(n) 1. Promptness in responding.

2. Eagerness.

array

(n) 1. A large group of people or things.

2. An orderly arrangement or display.

(v) 1. To place in order.

2. To dress up.

deduce

(v) To draw a conclusion from given facts.

encumber

(v) 1. To weigh down or burden.

2. To impede the action of.

fraught

(adj) Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by "with").

haphazard

(adj) Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.

incontrovertible

(adj) Impossible to dispute; unquestionable.

inexplicable

(adj) Hard to explain or impossible to understand.

ingenious

(adj) Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.

laggard

(n) One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler.

sustenance

(n) Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

torrid

(adj) 1. Intensely hot and dry.

2. Burning with passion.

traverse

(v) To pass over, across, or through.

ubiquitous

(adj) Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

zenith

(n) 1. The highest point; the peak.

2. The point in the sky directly above the observer.