Wordly Wise Lesson 8

Front 1

adroit

Back 1

adjective
Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.

Front 2

affront

Back 2

verb
To insult or to offend deliberately.

noun
A deliberate insult or offensive act.

Front 3

avocation

Back 3

noun
An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.

Front 4

definitive

Back 4

adjective
Supplying a final answer; conclusive.

Front 5

demeanor

Back 5

noun
Behavior; bearing.

Front 6

erudite

Back 6

adjective
Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.

erudition - noun

Front 7

induct

Back 7

verb
1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony.
2. To admit to a society or to military service.

induction - noun

Front 8

lapse

Back 8

verb
1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment.
2. To come to an end; to expire.

noun
1. A minor mistake; a slip.
2. A pause or interval.

Front 9

militant

Back 9

adjective
Ready to fight, especially for a cause.

militant - noun
One who is ready to fight for a cause.

Front 10

pariah

Back 10

noun
A social outcast.

Front 11

prodigy

Back 11

noun
1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age.
2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event.

Front 12

protégé
protégée

Back 12

noun
One whose training or career is helped along by another.

Front 13

raucous

Back 13

adjective
1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear.
2. Boisterous and disorderly.

Front 14

tacit

Back 14

adjective
Expressed without words; implied.

Front 15

crusade

Back 15

noun
A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.

verb
To engage in such a struggle.