Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 4 Lesson 17

Front 1

Appoint

Back 1

1.To choose for an office or position 2. To set or decide upon

Front 2

Appointment

Back 2

1.the act of appointing or being appointed. 2. An arrangement or agreement to meet.

Front 3

Assent

Back 3

v. to give one’s consent to; to agree n. an act of agreeing to acceptance.

Front 4

Concur

Back 4

To be in agreement

Front 5

Consult

Back 5

1.to seek information or advice 1. To talk things over in order to reach a decision

Front 6

Consultation

Back 6

A discussion; a meeting to seek advice.

Front 7

Consultant

Back 7

One whose advice is sought

Front 8

Dissuade

Back 8

To prevent or discourage someone from doing something

Front 9

Flabbergast

Back 9

To surprise so greatly that one is speechless; to amaze

Front 10

Haggle

Back 10

To argue about, especially about the price of something

Front 11

Perturb

Back 11

To make uneasy; to upset greatly

Front 12

Procure

Back 12

To get by making an effort; to obtain

Front 13

Receptive

Back 13

Ready and able to receive ideas or suggestions

Front 14

Repudiate

Back 14

To refuse to support; to reject

Front 15

Resolve

Back 15

1.To make a firm promise to one’s self 2. To solve n. a fixed purpose or intention.

Front 16

Signify

Back 16

1.to be a sign of; to mean 2. To make known or clear

Front 17

Significant

Back 17

Full meaning; important

Front 18

Significance

Back 18

Importance; meaning

Front 19

Sovereign

Back 19

adj. 1.highest;chief 2. Not controlled by others n. a king or queen; a monarch

Front 20

sovereignty

Back 20

Freedom from political control by a foreign power

Front 21

trifling

Back 21

Of little value, importance or meaning