Wordly Wise Vocab Lesson 6

Front 1

actuate

Back 1

v.
1. To cause to put into mechanical motion.
2. o cause to take action.

Front 2

brackish

Back 2

adj.
1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater.
2. Having an unpleasant taste.

Front 3

cognitive

Back 3

adj. Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning.

Front 4

dissertation

Back 4

n. A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree.

Front 5

dolorous

Back 5

adj. Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow.

Front 6

endemic

Back 6

adj. Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people.

Front 7

fecund

Back 7

adj.
1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring.
2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative.

Front 8

genealogy

Back 8

n. The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories.

Front 9

inebriated

Back 9

adj. Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol.

Front 10

insidious

Back 10

adj.
1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive.
2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way.

Front 11

interloper

Back 11

n. One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others.

Front 12

precursor

Back 12

n. A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner.

Front 13

presentiment

Back 13

n. A feeling that something is about to occur.

Front 14

ramification

Back 14

n. An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence.

Front 15

torpor

Back 15

n. A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity.