Wordly Wise 3000® Level 10, Lesson 11

agrarian

(adj) Having to do with farming or agriculture.

burgeon

(v) To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish.

cataclysm

(n) A sudden and violent change; a catastrophe.

culinary

(adj) Having to do with cooking.

denigrate

(v) To attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner.

gourmet

(n) A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality.

grandiloquent

(adj) Using lofty or pompous speech or expression.

hybrid

(n) 1. The offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties.

2. Anything that is of mixed origin or composition.

manifold

(adj) Having many different kinds, forms, or parts.

palatable

(adj) Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste.

panacea

(n) Something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all.

plebeian

(adj) Of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined.

scourge

(n) Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil.

(v) To punish severely; to devastate.

stalemate

(n) A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock.

temperate

(adj) Mild, moderate; restrained.