Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 6 Lesson 16

Front 1

Belated

Back 1

Done too late; having been delayed beyond the usual time

Front 2

Caliber

Back 2

1.detree of importance or excellence 2. The diameter of a pullet or inside or a gun barrel

Front 3

Chagrin

Back 3

A feeling of embarrassment or annoyance caused by having failed or being disappointed

Front 4

Contravene

Back 4

To act against or be counter to

Front 5

Default

Back 5

n. 1.failure to do what is required by duty or law 2. An automatic selection made according to a computer program when the user does not make a choice v. to fail to pay what or when one should

Front 6

Doldrums

Back 6

A condition of feeling sad, bored, or sluggish

Front 7

Emblazon

Back 7

To inscribe or decorate conspicuously

Front 8

Eminent

Back 8

Standing above others in worth, rank or fame. Eminence n.

Front 9

Expend

Back 9

To use up; consume

Front 10

Expire

Back 10

1.to come to an end 2. To die

Front 11

Exponent

Back 11

A person who explains, interprets or works to make something popular.

Front 12

Novice

Back 12

A person new at something; a beginner

Front 13

Spry

Back 13

Moving with quickness and ease; lively

Front 14

Tenuous

Back 14

adj. 1. Lacking substance, flimsy 2. Not thick; slender 3. Lacking density; thin

Front 15

Truism

Back 15

A truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it