Wordly Wise Ch. 1

Front 1

ameliorate

Back 1

improve

Front 2

collusion

Back 2

secret agreement

Front 3

depreciate

Back 3

lessen in value, belitte

Front 4

elective

Back 4

chosen by vote, optional

Front 5

exploit

Back 5

make full use of, take unfair advantage of, unfair deed

Front 6

facsimile

Back 6

exact copy

Front 7

gesticulate

Back 7

wave ones arms

Front 8

imperturable

Back 8

calm

Front 9

lionize

Back 9

hold in great esteem

Front 10

opiate

Back 10

soothing drug

Front 11

paucity

Back 11

scarcity

Front 12

scathing

Back 12

bitingly severe

Front 13

species

Back 13

kinds of plants and animals

Front 14

stipend

Back 14

salary

Front 15

ulterior

Back 15

hidden, future

Front 16

vanglorious

Back 16

boastful

Front 17

wizened

Back 17

wrinkled

Front 18

adulterate

Back 18

make impure

Front 19

aerie

Back 19

nest

Front 20

amulet

Back 20

charm

Front 21

comestibles

Back 21

food

Front 22

dogmatic

Back 22

asserted strongly without proof

Front 23

equitable

Back 23

fair

Front 24

feign

Back 24

pretend

Front 25

gibe

Back 25

sneer

Front 26

inopportune

Back 26

unsuitable

Front 27

loqacious

Back 27

talkative

Front 28

paean

Back 28

song of praise

Front 29

recapitulate

Back 29

restate briefly

Front 30

scuttle

Back 30

coal bucket,move quickly, sink deliberatly

Front 31

stalemate

Back 31

deadlock

Front 32

strategic

Back 32

to do with military planning

Front 33

ultamatium

Back 33

final demand

Front 34

vegetate

Back 34

lead a dule life

Front 35

abdicate

Back 35

reliquinsh, give up

Front 36

acme

Back 36

high point

Front 37

alto

Back 37

person singing the 2nd highest part in a 4 part harmony

Front 38

articulate

Back 38

cleary spoken, jointed

Front 39

condolence

Back 39

sympathy

Front 40

effervesce

Back 40

give off bubbles, lively

Front 41

eradicate

Back 41

get rid of

Front 42

facets

Back 42

polished sides

Front 43

fractious

Back 43

unruly

Front 44

grotesque

Back 44

wilding distorted

Front 45

legendary

Back 45

famous in stories

Front 46

moral

Back 46

standards of behavior, lessen to be learned, having to do with whats right and wrong, spiritual rather than physical

Front 47

partake

Back 47

eat ones share

Front 48

relegated

Back 48

assign, drop

Front 49

slapstick

Back 49

crude comedy

Front 50

statutory

Back 50

fixed by law

Front 51

turnkey

Back 51

jailer

Front 52

untenable

Back 52

indefensable

Front 53

waft

Back 53

be carried by air