Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2 Lesson 16

Front 1

abdicate

Back 1

v. to give up a high office

Front 2

assume

Back 2

v. to take for granted

v. to take over; to occupy

v. to pretend to have

Front 3

bungle

Back 3

v. to do something badly or without skill

Front 4

dominate

Back 4

v. to rule or control; to have a very important place or position

v. to rise high above

Front 5

former

Back 5

adj. coming before in time; having been an earlier time

n. the first of two just mentioned

Front 6

guardian

Back 6

n. one who protects

n. one who legally has the care of another person

Front 7

hoist

Back 7

v. to lift or raise, especially by using a rope

n. something used to lift, as a crane or pulley

Front 8

intercept

Back 8

v. to stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere

Front 9

jubilee

Back 9

n. the celebration of an anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary

Front 10

kin

Back 10

adj. related by birth or marriage

Front 11

kinfolk

Back 11

n. relatives; family

Front 12

next of kin

Back 12

the person most closely related to someone

Front 13

pardon

Back 13

v. to forgive

v. to free from legal punishment

n. the act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment

Front 14

proclaim

Back 14

v. to make known publicly; to announce

Front 15

provoke

Back 15

v. to annoy or make angry

v. to call forth; to rouse

Front 16

provocative

Back 16

adj. calling forth anger, amusement, or thoughtfulness; trying to cause a response

Front 17

reign

Back 17

v. to rule as a queen or king

v. to be widespread

n. the rule of a queen or king; the time during which a person rules

Front 18

riot

Back 18

n. public disorder or violence

n. a great and seemingly disordered quantity of something

v. to take part in a disorder