Worldy Wise Book 9 Lesson 6

Front 1

actuate

Back 1

1. to cause to put into mechanical motion
2. to cause to take action

Front 2

brackish

Back 2

1. made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater; salty water
2. having an unpleasant taste

Front 3

cognitive

Back 3

relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning

Front 4

dissertation

Back 4

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

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dolorous

Back 5

causing or marked by pain, misery or sorrow

Front 6

endemic

Back 6

widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among certain people

Front 7

fecund

Back 7

1. producing or capabke of producing many offspring
2. intellectually or artistically productive; creative

Front 8

genealogy

Back 8

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

deprived of good sense and judgement, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol

Front 10

insidious

Back 10

1. seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive
2. spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way

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interloper

Back 11

one who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others

Front 12

precursor

Back 12

a person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of one another; a forerunner

Front 13

presentiment

Back 13

a feeling that something is about to occur

Front 14

ramification

Back 14

an outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resuulting development or consequence

Front 15

torpor

Back 15

a state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity
torpid: adj