Wordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 9

Greivous

Causing greif or pain; hard to bear

Principal

Most important A person or thing that is of greatest importance The head of the school The sum of money owned not including interest

Ruthless

Showing no mercy; pitiless

Garrison

Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapoms To provide soldiers with a place to live

Hoard

To save and put away especially secretly Anything put away in such a manner

Nomad/Nomadic

A member of a group that settles breifly in one place and then moves onto another Having the characteristics of a nomad

Era

A paticular period in history

Invincible

Impossible to defeat

Sacrifice

Something given up for the sake of another An offering to a god To give up something for another To offer something of value to a god

Inundate

To cover, as with water from a flood To loath with an excesive ammount or number of something

Ensue

To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time

Dumbfound/Dumbfounded

To make speechless with amazement Speechless with amazement

Recede

To move back or to drop to a lower level To become fainter

Placate

To stop from being angry; to calm

Flourish

To thrive or prosper To wave in the air A sweeping motion A showy burst of music A fancy line or curve added to something written