Wodly Wise 3000 Book 8 Lessons 1-10

Avid

Having a strong desire to do something Enthusiastic

Brusque

Abrupt in the way they speak and act

Concise

Short and to the point

Demean

To lower someone's reputation, character, or self esteem

Despicable

Deserving hate

Emulate

To imitate so that you can be equal to

Evoke

To bring an idea or thought to mind

Excruciating

Extremely painful

Inaugurate

-To officially begin a new thing -To bring a an elected official into offic

Pervade

To spread throughout

Proprietor

The owner of a store or business

Pseudonym

A fake name used by an author

Rebuff

-To reject bluntly -To force back -A set back

Resilient

-Able to recover quickly after misfortune -Returning to its originally shape

Turbulent

Chaotic and disorderly

Abrasion

-A wearing away caused by 2 things rubbing against each other -A scrape or bruise

Clad

Clothes or covered

Corroborate

To bring evidence that makes something more certain and confirms an idea

Cursory

No attention to detail/not thorough and done in a hurry

Dehydrate

To take water away from

Derive

To take away/understand from something

Electrify

-To give an object electrical power -To thrill or shock/impress

Endeavor

To try hard to get something done

Gingerly

To carefully/cautiously do something

Grimace

A facial expression that shows pain, anger, disgust

Gruesome

Something that causes shock or horror

Inventory

The stock a person has

Simulate

To pretend to be another thing by taking on its qualities

Succumb

To stop or give up hope

Surmise

-Assuming that something is true without sufficient/reliable evidence -A guess

Anonymous

Of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Anthology

A collection of writings, songs, stories, or poems

Conjecture

A conclusion or opinion based on insouciant evidence

Disposition

A person general mood or regular tendency

Encompass

To include within -To encircle

Extrac?

To free someone/something from a difficult situation

Generation

-A certain era of time -All the people born in a certain era of time

Guile

Trickiness when dealing with others

Imperative

Extremely important and having extreme importance

Instill

To gradually introduce so that it is established permanently and securely

Modify

To change another thing

Pivot

-A bar or rod that things turn on -A person that things depend on -To turn

Prevalent

Something that occurs often and is widely accepted

Recur

To happen again and again

Spontaneous

-An unplanned event -Something that happens without human labor

Abhor

To utterly hate and be disgusted by

Affable

Pleasant, nice and approachable

Amiss

-Out of order -In the wrong way

Despondent

Being upset/discouraged because of a loss of hope and confidence

Entreat

To beg

Haunt

-to continuously stay in one's mind -To frequently visit -To appear as a ghost

Impel

-To push forward -To force someone to do something because of pressure from others

Interminable

Endless

Irascible

Someone who is quick tempered and gets mad easily

Profound

-An intense and extreme feeling -Having great knowledge or insight

Recluse

Someone who lives alone apart from society

Reverberate

When something is repeated by vibrations

Sage

-Someone who has lots of wisdom -An herb

Tirade

A long angry speech

Tremulous

-Trembling or shaking -Being scared or timid

Audacious

-Willing to take risks -Disrespectful

Confiscate

To take possession of (sometimes by force)

Conscientious

-Being thorough and careful -Being honest and having principles

Depict

To explain and give a picture of

Embark

-To get on a boat, plane, or other vehicle at the beginning of a voyage -To begin a journey

Inkiling

A small hit of/slight suspicion

Lackadaisical

Having no spirit and being unenthusiastic

Mutiny

To refuse to obje orders/to rebel

Pilfer

To repeatedly steal small unimportant objects

Profusion

Having plenty of/an abundance

Prudent

Being very careful and avoiding a risk

Rankle

To continuously annoy, anger, or irritate

Rebuke

To strongly criticize and reprimand

Serene

Calm and peaceful

Slovenly

Sloppy, untidy, and carelessly done

Anarchy

-An absence of any form of government -No order and total confusion

Apprehend

-To arrest for a crime -To understand

Arraign

To bring to court

Assimilate

To absorb into a population or group

Bizarre

Something that is out of the ordinary and weird

Calamity

A disastrous event that causes harm and suffering

Conspire

-To plan something secretly with another person to do something illegal or wrong -To work together with someone

Dessension

A disagreement or difference in opinions

Elapse

An amount of time passing by

Imminent

Something that is about to happen or is likely going to happen

Interogate

To thoroughly question

Lionize

To treat someone as if they are a celebrity

Meticulous

Extremely careful and attentive to small details

Shackle

-A ring/band put around someone to keep them in place (like handcuffs) -To prevent someone's free action

Swelter

-To be overcome by heat -When it's uncomfortably hot out

Claustrophobia

A fear of narrow and enclosed spaces

Colleague

An associate or coworker

Condescend

-To lower yourself to a far less superior level -To behave in an offensive way because of superiority

Contingent

-Depending on something else -Something that could happen by may not -A group that is part of a bigger group

Daunt

To discourage or intimidate

Deluge

-A downpour or a flood (generally water) -To be flooded or overwhelmed by something

Dispel

To clear away or get rid of sometimes by scattering

Dub

To give someone a nickname

Fanfare

-A sounding of trumpets -Any type of showy display

Fledgling

-A young bird learning to fly -An inexperienced person -Something that is new

Inane

Something that is shallow and has no real meaning

Mettle

The courage to hold out in difficult times

Negligible

So small it is unimportant and not worth noticing

Protact

To draw out or lengthen

Replica

A copy of another object

Adept

Someone who is highly skilled at doing something

Audible

Something that can be heard

Azure

The plain blue color of a cloudless sky

Banter

-Exchanging casual remarks -Lighthearted plain conversation

Capacious

Being able to hold a lot

Copious

Having a lot of something

Crucial

Extremely important

Decelerate

Slowing down or causing something to slow down

Deploy

-To get troops and equipment ready for battle -To put something into use

Facilitate

To make something easier

Fastidious

Someone who pays close attention to detail and is therefore hard to please

Fitful

Something that isn't steady and is uncomfortably irregular

Grapple

-To fight or struggle with -A claw used to grab and hold things

Pang

A sudden sharp feeling of pain

Precede

Something that comes before something else in rank, time, or position

Abet

To help someone do something that may not be such a good idea

Agile

-Able to move quickly -Able to think quickly

Allot

Distribute or give out

Balmy

Something that is mild and soothing

Congregate

To assemble together in a group

Divert

-To turn something aside -To entertain or amuse someone

Humdrum

Something that is boring and lacking excitement

Influx

A large increase

Intricate

Something that is complicated and has many parts and details

Memento

Something that is kept as a reminder of an event like a souvenir

Query

A question

Sporadic

Something that is irregular and only happens occasionally

Staple

-A basic food like milk bread and eggs -A fastener that holds papers together

Tumult

-A loud disturbance -Confusing excitement

Unseemly

Something is inappropriate

Abject

Something that is horrible and miserable

Advocate

To be in favor of something and to defend it

Atrocity

An act of horribleness and cruelty

Commemorate

To remember and commemorate solemnly

Dialect

A certain way of speaking

Dire

Something that has horrible consequences

Elite

A person people or group that is considered superior to others

Enhance

To make better

Flagrant

Something that is clearly offensive and obviously wrong

Languish

To lose strength because of neglect or poor living condition

Mute

-Not being able to speak -To soften or lower the sound of something

Raze

To completely flatten to the ground

Reprisal

Revenge or attack because of an injury

Turmoil

A state of great confusion

Wreak

-To make something happen -To express an emotion (take it out on something)