Wordly Wise: Book 9; Lesson 6-10
indolent
lazy
Erudite
learned.
sumptuous
luxurious.
secular
worldly
facet
Any of the many small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting.
injunction
An order.
ingrate
An ungrateful person.
Aptitude
A natural talent.
Prodigy
A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age.
Crusade
A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.
Pariah
A social outcast.
motif
A theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated.
Myriad
A very large number.
Boon
A welcome gift or blessing.
Demeanor
Behavior
Practicable
Capable of being done
Adroit
Clever at dealing with difficult situations
moribund
Close to death
exorbitant
Exceeding normal bounds
Tacit
Expressed without words
amorous
Expressing love
Magnanimous
Generous
fateful
Having great consequences.
Beneficiary
One who benefits
Protege
One whose training or career is helped along by another.
Militant
Ready to fight
Raucous
Rough and unpleasant to the ear.
voluble
Talkative.
Inception
The beginning of an action or process.
expostulate
To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval.
Solicit
To ask for in a formal way.
cleave
To cling to or be faithful to.
Garner
To collect or gather
Amputate
To cut off a body part especially by surgery.
appraise
To estimate the value of
Lapse
To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment.
censure
To find fault with.
Induct
To install in office
Affront
To insult or to offend deliberately
Incapacitate
To make helpless or incapable.
divulge
To make known something secret
depreciate
To make or become less in value.
Remunerate
To pay or reward.
belittle
To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.
subsidize
To support by giving financial aid.
Trite
Used so much that it is no longer fresh or new.
Gratis
Without payment
Avocation
a hobby.
contemporary
a person living during the same period as another
despot
a ruler with absolute power
quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt
facsimile
an exact copy
impediment
an obstacle
Definitive
conclusive.
strife
conflict or struggle
voracious
desiring and eating a large amount of food
nondescript
hard to describe because of a lack of distinctive qualities or features
callow
immature
impervious
incapable of being penetrated
synthetic
not naturally produced
cynical
skeptical
antiquity
the ancient world
allure
the power to attract or charm.
deem
to believe.
transmute
to change the form or appearance of.
scrutinize
to examine with great care.
scintillate
to flash or sparkle, lively and witty.
wane
to get smaller, dimmer, or weak
repose
to lie at rest
impoverish
to make poor
enunciate
to pronounce clearly
venerate
to show great respect for
Commiserate
to sympathize.
speculate
to think about or make guesses
sagacious
wise