Worldy Wise 9 Lesson 2

alacrity

n. eagerness

array

n. a large group of people or things

deduce

v. to draw a conclusion from given facts

encumber

v. to weigh down or burden

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. intensely hot and dry

traverse

v. to pass over, across, or through

ubiquitous

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

zenith

n. the highest point; the peak