Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 6 Lesson 8

Front 1

Adroit

Back 1

Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful

Front 2

Affront

Back 2

v. To insult or to offend deliberately n. a deliberate insult or offensive act

Front 3

Avocation

Back 3

An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby

Front 4

Crusade

Back 4

n. a prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause v. to engage in such a struggle

Front 5

Definitive

Back 5

Supplying a final answer; conclusive

Front 6

Demeanor

Back 6

Behavior; bearing

Front 7

Erudite

Back 7

Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned. erudition n.

Front 8

Induct

Back 8

v. 1 to install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony 2. To admit to a society or to military service. induction n.

Front 9

Lapse

Back 9

v. 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment 2. To come to an end; to expire n. a minor mistake; a slip 2. A pause or interval

Front 10

Militant

Back 10

Adj. ready to fight, especially for a cause. n. one who is ready to fight for a cause

Front 11

Pariah

Back 11

A social outcast

Front 12

Prodigy

Back 12

1.a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event

Front 13

Protégé

Back 13

n. one whose training or career is helped along by another

Front 14

Raucous

Back 14

1.rough and unpleasant to the ear 2. Boisterous and disorderly

Front 15

Tacit

Back 15

Expressed without words; implied