Wordly Wise Lessons 9 - 10

Front 1

acumen

Back 1

keenness of the mind; shrewdness

Front 2

apotheosis

Back 2

1. the elevation of a person of thing to divine status
2. the highest point or best example

Front 3

askew

Back 3

turned or twisted to one side; out of line

Front 4

chasten

Back 4

to correct or improve by disciplining; to cause to be more careful or restrained

Front 5

demarcation

Back 5

1. the act or process of setting a boundary; the boundary itself
2. separation; distinction

Front 6

dictum

Back 6

a statement or pronoucement

Front 7

erstwhile

Back 7

of an earlier time; former

Front 8

forte

Back 8

an activity at whicha person excels

Front 9

habitue

Back 9

a person who regularly goes to a particular place

Front 10

nonplus

Back 10

to cause to be at a loss as to what to say or do

Front 11

peripatetic

Back 11

of or relating to going from place to place, especially on foot

Front 12

prodigal

Back 12

one who spends lavishly or wastefully

Front 13

sycophant

Back 13

one who uses flattery to win favor or to ingratiate him or herself

Front 14

vacuous

Back 14

lacking intelligance or ideas; intelllectual emptiness

Front 15

wraith

Back 15

a shadowy or ghostlike figure

Front 16

apposite

Back 16

highly relevant; apt

Front 17

calumny

Back 17

a false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander

Front 18

domain

Back 18

1. an area or territory over which control is exercised
2. a field of activity, knowledge, or concern

Front 19

dorsal

Back 19

of, on, or near the back

Front 20

enervate

Back 20

to lessen the vigor or strength of; to enfeeble

Front 21

epicure

Back 21

one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively relating to food and drink

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exculpate

Back 22

to clear from alleged guilt or fault

Front 23

heterogeneous

Back 23

differing in kind or parts; varied

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infinitesimal

Back 24

extremely small in size or quantity

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lateral

Back 25

of, at, from, or towards the side

Front 26

primeval

Back 26

of or relating to the earliest ages; primitive

Front 27

quintessence

Back 27

the best or most typical example

Front 28

serrated

Back 28

having a saw-toothed or notched edge

Front 29

veritable

Back 29

being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor

Front 30

viviparous

Back 30

producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fish