Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6 Lesson 10

Front 1

amputate

Back 1

v. To cut off a body part, especially by surgery.

Hint 1

Jack was not especially pleased with this idea; but he submitted to having his left leg amputated by the Tin Woodman and whittled down to fit the left leg of the Saw-Horse.

Front 2

aptitude

Back 2

n. A natural talent.

Hint 2

She handled her brushes with a certain ease and freedom which came, not from long and close acquaintance with them, but from a natural aptitude.

Front 3

beneficiary

Back 3

n. One who benefits or gains an advantage form something.

Hint 3

Impoverished families will be the beneficiaries of these low-rent apartments.

Front 4

boon

Back 4

n. A welcomed blessing or gift.

Hint 4

After a long, dry spell, the rain was a boon to the Iowa farmers.

Front 5

commiserate

Back 5

v. To feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize.

Hint 5

If I’m upset about something it helps me feel better if someone commiserates with me.

Front 6

garner

Back 6

v. To collect or gather; to acquire or obtain.

Hint 6

The school committee candidate garnered support by going from door to door throughout the district to meet people.

Front 7

gratis

Back 7

adj. Without payment, free of charge.

Hint 7

Admission to the museum is gratis on Mondays.

Front 8

incapacitate

Back 8

v. To make helpless or incapable.

Hint 8

Keiko was incapacitated for six weeks while her leg was in a cast.

Front 9

inception

Back 9

n. The beginning of an action or process.

Hint 9

I continue to extol the visiting artist program because it has been a success from the day of its inception.

Front 10

magnanimous

Back 10

adj. Generous, unselfish, or forgiving n. Quality of being above meanness or spite; generosity of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly.

Hint 10

Nelson Mandela was too magnanimous to seek revenge on his persecutors.

Front 11

myriad

Back 11

n. A very large number. adj. Very many.

Hint 11

A myriad of mosquitoes swarmed around us as we sloshed through the swamp.

Front 12

practicable

Back 12

adj. 1) Capable of being done; feasible. 2) Usable.

Hint 12

Motor boats are not practicable in the waters of the Florida Everglades.

Front 13

remunerate

Back 13

v. To pay or reward.

Hint 13

Were you remunerated for the work you did for the library or did you volunteer?

Front 14

solicit

Back 14

v. To ask in a formal way.

Hint 14

Although I considered their cause a good one, I could not afford to respond to their repeated solicitations for money.

Front 15

trite

Back 15

adj. Used so much that it is no longer fresh or new.

Hint 15

A trite platitude about his not caring to lose her was on his lips, but he refrained from uttering it.