Wordly Wise 3000 book 12 lesson 20

pellucid

1. Extremely clear; transparent. 2. Expressed simply; easily understood.

equable

1. Not varying; steady. 2. Not easily disturbed; serene.

insular

1. Relating to an island or island people. 2. Resistant to new or different ideas.

terrestrial

1. Relating to the earth or its inhabitants. 2. Of or relating to land, as opposed to water.

happenstance

a circumstance due to chance

propinquity

a closeness in position

schism

a division in a group due to discord

talisman

an object believed to have magical powers

mayhem

deliberate and willful infliction of violent injury or destruction; chaos

parlous

fraught with uncertainty, risk, or danger

rapacious

talking without restraint; greedy or grasping

educe

to conclude from given facts; to work out through reasoning

preclude

to make impossible; to prevent

sublimate

to redirect one's impulses or instincts to a more socially acceptable expression

despoil

to strip of belongings or worth