Wordly Wise Lessons 1-6

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avid

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having strong desire for
eager;enthusiactic

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brusque

Back 2

abrupt in a manner or speech

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concise

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short and to the point

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demean

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to cause lower self esteem

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despicable

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to scorn
deserving contempt

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emulate

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to try to equal
to imitate

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evoke

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to call forth
to produce

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excruciating

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very painful

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inaugurate

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to install in a office with a formal ceremony

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pervade

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to spread thoughout

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propietor

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owner of a store or other business

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pseudonym

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a pen name
name used by an author

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rebuff

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to reject bluntly

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resilient

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capable of recovering quickly from misfortune

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turbulant

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chaotic;unruly

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abrasion

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a wearing away or rubbing away by friction

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clad

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cloth or covered

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corroborate

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to confirm

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cursory

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done in a hurry and with little attintion to details

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dehydrate

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to remove the water from

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derive

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to take or recieve from a source

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electrify

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to wire or equip with electrical power

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endeavor

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to attempt earnestly

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gingerly

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cautious
very carful

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grimace

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to make a face expressing pain or disgust

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gruesome

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causing shock or horror

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inventory

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the stock or goods on hand

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simulate

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to pretend
to imitate

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succumb

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to give up or give in to

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surmise

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to soppose something without sufficient evidence

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anonymous

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unknown source

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anthology

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collection of various writings

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conjecture

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conclution based on guesswork or sufficent evidence

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disposition

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a persons usual mood

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encompuss

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to enclose or encircle

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extricate

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to free from a difficult situation

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generation

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all th people born and living in about the same time

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guile

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trickey

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imperitive

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urgent;pressing

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instill

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to introduce gradually in order to establish securely

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modify

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to make less extreme or servere

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pivot

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a small bar or rod which something else turns on

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Prevalent

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commonly practiced

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recur

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to come up or happen again

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spontaneous

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unplanned

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abhor

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to detest or shrink from disgust

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affable

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pleasant

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amiss

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in a wrong or imperfect way

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despondent

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utterly discouraged

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entreat

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to ask earnestly or beg

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haunt

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to stay in one's mind continually

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impel

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to drive or propel

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interminable

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endless

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irascible

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irritable

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profound

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deeply felt

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recluse

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a person who lives apart from everyone else. withdrawn from society

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reverberate

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to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

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sage

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having wisdom or good judgement

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tirade

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a long angry speech

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tremulous

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marked by trembling or shaking

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audacious

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willing to take a risk. daring

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confiscate

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to seize by force to take possession of

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conscientious

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thorough, careful

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depict

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to give a picture of; describe

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embark

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to go on board a ship or airplane

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inkling

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a slight suspicion; a vague idea

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lackadaisical

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showing little spirit or enthusiasm

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mutiny

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deliberate refusale of orders given by those in command

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pilfer

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to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value

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profusion

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a great or generous amount

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prudent

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very careful

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rankle

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to cause continuing anger or irritation

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serene

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calm, peacful

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slovenly

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untidy; carelessly done

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anarchy

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total absence of government

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apprehend

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to seize; to arrest

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arraign

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to bring before a court to face charges

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assimilate

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to absorb into a population

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bizarre

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strikingly out of the ordinary

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calamity

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an event that causes great suffering and harm...a disaster

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conspire

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to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal

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dissension

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a difference of opinion

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elapse

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to pass or slip by ( used with time....like time elapsed)

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imminent

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about to happen

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interrogate

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to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner

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lionize

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to treat as a celebrity

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meticulous

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extremely careful

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shackle

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a ring or pand put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement

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swelter

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to suffer from or to be ovecome by great heat