Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 4 Lesson 12

Front 1

Abduct

Back 1

To carry away by force; to kidnap

Front 2

Abduction

Back 2

The act or instance of abducting

Front 3

Abode

Back 3

The place where one lives; home

Front 4

Abyss

Back 4

1. A deep opening in the earth. 2. anything too deep to measure

Front 5

Arbitrate

Back 5

To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides

Front 6

Arbitration

Back 6

The act of arbitrating

Front 7

Attribute

Back 7

1. To think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing. 2. A quality or feature associated with a person or thing.

Front 8

Capricious

Back 8

Likely to change quickly for no obvious reason

Front 9

Compromise

Back 9

1. So settle a disagreement by having each side give up something. 2. to expose to the possibility of criticism or shame. 3. A settlement reached by each side giving up something.

Front 10

Devout

Back 10

1. Very religious. 2. sincere

Front 11

Distraught

Back 11

Deeply disturbed; very troubled

Front 12

Enlighten

Back 12

To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to.

Front 13

Enlightened

Back 13

Free from ignorance or prejudice

Front 14

Incline

Back 14

1. To slope or lean. 2. To be likely to; to have a fondness for. 3. to bend or bow (the head). 4. a sloping surface

Front 15

Intervene

Back 15

To enter in order to help or settle something

Front 16

Intervention

Back 16

The act of instance of intervening

Front 17

Necessity

Back 17

1. Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed. 2. The condition of being needed.

Front 18

Orbit

Back 18

1. The path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon 2. To put into or be in orbit.

Front 19

sacred

Back 19

1. Holy; having to do with religion. 2. worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect