Wordly Wise Lesson 2

Front 1

alacrity

Back 1

noun
1. Promptness in responding.
2. Eagerness.

Front 2

array

Back 2

noun
1. A large group of people or things.
2. An orderly arrangement or display.

verb
1. To place in order.
2. To dress up.

Front 3

deduce

Back 3

verb
To draw a conclusion from given facts.

Front 4

encumber

Back 4

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

encumbrance - noun

Front 5

fraught

Back 5

adjective
Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with).

Front 6

haphazard

Back 6

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

Front 7

incontrovertible

Back 7

adjective
Impossible to dispute; unquestionable.

Front 8

inexplicable

Back 8

adjective
Hard to explain or impossible to understand.

Front 9

ingenious

Back 9

adjective
Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.

ingenuity - noun

Front 10

laggard

Back 10

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

adjective

Front 11

sustenance

Back 11

noun
Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

Front 12

torrid

Back 12

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

Front 13

traverse

Back 13

verb
To pass over, across, or through.

Front 14

ubiquitous

Back 14

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

Front 15

zenith

Back 15

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