Wordly Wise Lesson 2

Front 1

abrasion

Back 1

n.

A wearing away or rubbing away by friction.

A scraped or worn area.

Front 2

clad

Back 2

adj.

Clothed or covered.

Front 3

corroborate

Back 3

v. To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm.

Front 4

cursory

Back 4

adj. Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail.

Front 5

dehydrate

Back 5

v. To remove the water from.

To become dry; to lose water from.

Front 6

derive

Back 6

v. To take or receive from a source.

To obtain through reasoning.

Front 7

electrify

Back 7

v. To wire or equip with electric power.

To thrill or shock.

Front 8

endeavor

Back 8

v. To attempt earnestly.

n. A serious, earnest effort toward a goal.

Front 9

gingerly

Back 9

adj. Cautious; very careful.

adv. With extreme care or concern.

Front 10

grimace

Back 10

v. To make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt.

n. A facial expression that seems to express pain, contempt, or disgust.

Front 11

gruesome

Back 11

adj. Causing shock or horror.

Front 12

inventory

Back 12

n. A list of possessions or goods on hand.

The stock of goods on hand.

Front 13

simulate

Back 13

v. To take on the qualities of another; to imitate

To pretend.

Front 14

succumb

Back 14

v. To give up or give in to; to yield.

To cease to exist; to die.

Front 15

surmise

Back 15

v. To suppose something without sufficient evidence.

n. A guess.