Wordly Wise 3000® Level 7, Lesson 12

sacred

(adj) 1. Holy; having to do with religion. 2. Worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect.

devout

(adj) 1. Very religious. 2. Sincere.

distraught

(adj) Deeply disturbed; very troubled.

capricious

(adj) Likely to change quickly for no obvious reason.

abyss

(n) 1. A deep opening in the earth. 2. Anything too deep to measure.

necessity

(n) 1. Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed. 2. The condition of being needed.

orbit

(n) The path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon. (v) To put into or be in orbit.

abode

(n) The place where one lives; home.

compromise

(v) 1. To settle a disagreement by having each side give up something. 2. To expose to the possibility of criticism or shame. (n) A settlement reached by each side giving up something.

incline

(v) 1. To slope or lean. 2. To be likely to; to have a fondness for. 3. To bend or bow (the head). (n) A sloping surface.

abduct

(v) To carry away by force; to kidnap.

intervene

(v) To enter in order to help or settle something.

enlighten

(v) To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to.

arbitrate

(v) To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides.

attribute

(v) To think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing. (n) A quality or feature associated with a person or thing.