Wordly Wise 7-9

Front 1

dumbfound

Back 1

To make speechless with amazement.

Front 2

ensue

Back 2

To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time.

Front 3

era

Back 3

A particular period in history

Front 4

flourish

Back 4

To thrive or prosper.
To wave in the air.
A sweeping motion.
A showy burst of music.
A fancy line or curve added to something written.

Front 5

garrison

Back 5

Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it.
A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons.
To provide soldiers with a place to live.

Front 6

grievous

Back 6

Causing grief or pain; hard to bear.

Front 7

hoard

Back 7

To save and put away, especially secretly.
Anything put away in such a manner.

Front 8

inundate

Back 8

To cover, as with water from a flood.
To load with an excessive amount or number of something.

Front 9

invincible

Back 9

Impossible to defeat.

Front 10

nomad
nomadic

Back 10

A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another.
Having the characteristics of a nomad.

Front 11

placate

Back 11

To stop from being angry; to calm.

Front 12

principal

Back 12

Most important.
A person or thing that is of the greatest importance.
The head of a school.
The sum of money owed, not including the interest.

Front 13

recede

Back 13

To move back or to drop to a lower level.
To become fainter.

Front 14

ruthless

Back 14

Showing no mercy; pitiless.

Front 15

sacrifice

Back 15

Something given up for the sake of another.
An offering to a god.
To give up something for another.
To offer something of value to a god.