Wordly Wise Lesson 11

Front 1

abbreviate

Back 1

(v) To shorten by leaving out certain parts.

abbreviation (n) The result of abbreviating.

Front 2

appropriate

Back 2

(adj) Suitable or right for the purpose.

(v) To set aside for a particular purpose.

Front 3

exclude

Back 3

(v) To leave out; to keep from being a part of.

Front 4

fanciful

Back 4

(adj) 1) Not based on reason; unrealistic.

2) Not real; imaginary

Front 5

futile

Back 5

(adj) Certain to fail; hopeless or useless.

Front 6

grudge

Back 6

(n) A feeling of resentment.

(v) To be unwilling to give.

grudging (adj) Done or said with reluctance.

Front 7

inspire

Back 7

(v) To fill with emotion or great excitement.

inspiration (n) The power to affect the mind or the emotions; anything that has this effect.

Front 8

majority

Back 8

(n) 1) The greater number or part; more than half.

2) The amount by which one number of votes is greater then another.

Front 9

persevere

Back 9

(v) To refuse to give up despite difficulties.

perserverence (n) Continued efforts in spite of difficulties.

Front 10

possess

Back 10

(v) 1) To have or to own.
2) To get power or control over.

possession (n) 1) The fact of owning or holding.
2) The thing that is held or owned

Front 11

prejudice

Back 11

(n) An opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard for facts.

(v) To cause to have such a feeling.

prejudiced (adj) Having such a feeling.

Front 12

resolute

Back 12

(adj) Determined not to give in; unyielding.

Front 13

sneer

Back 13

(v) To look down on with scorn; to mock or insult by words or manner.

(n) A scornful look; a mocking or insulting mark.

Front 14

unanimous

Back 14

(adj) Without any disagreement.

unanimity (n) The condition of being unanimous.

Front 15

unruly

Back 15

(adj) 1) Badly behaved.

2) Hard to control.