Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 5-8 review

Callow

adj. Young and inexperienced; immature

Contemporary

n. A person living during the same period as another

adj. Existing or occurring at the same time

Cynical

adj. Doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives

n. A skeptical

Despot

n. A dictator with absolute power or tyrannical control over people

adj. A Tyrant

Enunciate

v. To pronounce clearly

To state; to announce

Impediment

n. Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

Impoverish

v. To make poor

To take away

adj. Things made poor

Indolent

adj. Indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy

n. (Indolence) Laziness

Sagacious

adj. Showing sound judgment; wise

n. (Sagacity) Safety

Secular

adj. Worldly; not connected to a place of worship or a religion

Speculate

v. To think about or make guesses

To engage in a risky business venture

Strife

n. Conflict or struggle

Venerate

v. To show great respect for

Voracious

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

Greatly eager

Wane

v. To get smaller, dimmer, and/or weaker; to near an end to life

Apropos

(Adj) fitting the occasion; suitable or apt.

Ascendancy

(N) controlling influence; domination.

Assess

(V) to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of.

Aver

(V) to declare positively; to state as the truth.

Concede

(V) 1. To admit to be true, often reluctantly. 2. To grant or let have.

Deficient

(Adj) lacking

Dogma

(N) an unproven principle or belief held to be true.

Embody

(V) 1. To put an idea into a form that can be seen. 2. To make part of a system; incorporate.

Impart

(V) 1. To make known; disclose. 2. To bestow.

Oratory

(N) The art of public speaking/n. A public speaker./adj.

Propagate

(V) 1. To reproduce. 2. To cause to reproduce. 3. To foster the spread of./n.

Proponent

(N) someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate.

Rudimentary

(Adj) 1. Not yet fully developed; basic. 2. Elementary.

Sojourn

(N) a visit or temporary stay./(V) to stay for a while.

Vociferous

(Adj) making one's feelings known in a loud way

Amorous

Adj. Expressing love or the state of being in love.

S: affectionate, erotic, amatory

A: frigid, hateful

Belittle

V. To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.

S: detract, discredit, scorn

A: extol, acclaim, approve

Censure

V. To blame or find fault with.

N. A severe criticism or harsh judgment.

S: condemnation, admonish

A: commendation, citation, sanction

Deem

V. To consider; to believe.

S: regard

A: ignore, suspect

Divulge

V. To make known something secret; to reveal.

S: disclose

A: conceal, withhold

Exorbitant

Adj. Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable.

S: extravagant, enormous

A: reasonable, mild, cheap

Expostulate

V. To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval.

S: oppose, protest, remonstrate

A: agree, support, conform

Fateful

Adj. Having great or significant consequences.

S: eventful, crucial

A: trivial

Ingrate

N. An ungrateful person.

S: bounder, self-seeker

A: thankful

Injunction

N. 1. An order or command.

2. A court order prohibiting someone from doing something.

S: decree, embargo

A: permission

Moribund

Adj. Close to death; in a dying state.

S: fading

A: alive, animate

Motif

N. 1. A theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated.

2. A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile.

S: content, concept

A: digression, excursion

Subsidize

V. To support by giving financial aid

n. A grant of money, often provided by a government to a group or individual.

S: fund, bankroll

A: defund, disendow

Sumptuous

Adj. Extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious.

S: deluxe, gorgeous

A: humble, economical

Voluble

Adj. Characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative.

S: loquacious, chatty

A: quiet

Adroit

(adj.) Clever at dealing with difficult situations; skillful

Affront

(v.) To insult or to offend deliberately.

(n.) A deliberate insult or offensive act

Avocation

(n.) An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby

Crusade

(n.) A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause

Definitive

(adj.) Supplying a final answer; conclusive

Demeanor

(n.) Behavior; bearing

Erudite

(adj.) demonstrating knowledge learned

Induct

(v.) To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony, To admit to a society.

Lapse

(v.)1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment. 2. To come to an end; to expire. (n.) 1. A minor mistake; a slip. 2. A pause or interval.

Militant

(adj.) Ready to fight, especially for a cause. (n.)

Pariah

(n.) A social outcast.

Prodigy

(n.) 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age. 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event.

Protégé

(n.) One whose training or career is helped along by another

Raucous

(adj.) 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear.

Tacit

(adj.) Expressed without words; implied