Wordly Wise Lesson 9

grievous

ADJECTIVE: Causing grief or pain; hard to bear.

nomadic

ADJECTIVE: Having the characteristics of a nomad.

invincible

ADJECTIVE: Impossible to defeat.

principal

ADJECTIVE: Most important. NOUN: 1. A person or thing that is of the greatest importance. NOUN: 2. The head of a school. NOUN: 3. The sum of money owed, not including the interest.

ruthless

ADJECTIVE: Showing no mercy; pitiless.

dumbfounded

ADJECTIVE: Speechless with amazement.

garrison

NOUN: 1. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. NOUN: 2. A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons. VERB: To provide soldiers with a place to live.

sacrifice

NOUN: 1. Something given up for the sake of another. NOUN: 2. An offering to a god. VERB: 1. To give up something for another. VERB: 2. To offer something of value to a god.

nomad

NOUN: A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another.

era

NOUN: A particular period in history.

inundate

VERB: 1. To cover, as with water from a flood. VERB: 2. To load with an excessive amount or number of something.

recede

VERB: 1. To move back or to drop to a lower level. VERB: 2. To become fainter.

flourish

VERB: 1. To thrive or prosper. VERB: 2. To wave in the air. NOUN: 1. A sweeping motion. NOUN: 2. A showy burst of music. NOUN: 3. A fancy line or curve added to something written.

ensue

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

dumbfound

VERB: To make speechless with amazement.

hoard

VERB: To save and put away, especially secretly. NOUN: Anything put away in such a manner.

placate

VERB: To stop from being angry; to calm.