Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson 2

Front 1

n. Promptness in responding; Eagerness

Back 1

alacrity

Front 2

n. 1. A large group of people or things
2. An orderly arrangement or display
v. 1. To place in order
2. To dress up

Back 2

array

Front 3

v. To draw a conclusion from given facts

Back 3

deduce

Front 4

v. 1. To weigh down or burden
2. To impede the action of

Back 4

encumber

Front 5

adj. Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by the word "with")

Back 5

fraught

Front 6

adj. Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

Back 6

haphazzard

Front 7

adj. Impossible to dispute; unquestionable

Back 7

incontrovertible

Front 8

adj. Hard to explain or impossible to understand

Back 8

inexplicable

Front 9

adj. Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness

Back 9

ingenious (n. ingenuity)

Front 10

n. One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler

Back 10

laggard

Front 11

n. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

Back 11

sustenance

Front 12

adj. 1. Intensely hot and dry
2. Burning with passion

Back 12

torrid

Front 13

v. To pass over, across, or through

Back 13

traverse

Front 14

adj. Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

Back 14

ubiquitous

Front 15

n. 1. The highest point; the peak
2. The point in the sky directly above the observer

Back 15

zenith