Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 6

Front 1

apropos

Back 1

adj
fitting the occasion; suitable or apt

Front 2

ascendancy

Back 2

noun
controlling influence; domination

Front 3

assess

Back 3

verb
to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of
noun- assesment

Front 4

aver

Back 4

verb
to declare positively; to state as the truth

Front 5

concede

Back 5

verb
1) to admit to be true, often reluctantly
2) to grant or let have

Front 6

deficient

Back 6

adj
lacking
noun-deficiency

Front 7

dogma

Back 7

noun
an unproven principle or belief that is a belief held to be true
adj- dogmatic
overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proven

Front 8

embody

Back 8

verb
1) to put an idea into a form that can be seen
2) to make part of a system; incoporate

Front 9

impart

Back 9

verb
1) to make known; disclose
2) to bestow

Front 10

oratory

Back 10

noun
the art of public speaking
noun- orator
a public speaker
adj- oratorical

Front 11

propagate

Back 11

verb
1) to reproduce
2) to cause to reproduce
3) to foster the spread of
noun- propagation

Front 12

proponent

Back 12

noun
someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate

Front 13

rudimentary

Back 13

adj
1) not yet fully developed
2) elementary

Front 14

sojourn

Back 14

noun
a visit or temporary stay
verb
to stay for awhile

Front 15

vociferous

Back 15

making one's feelings known in a loud way