Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 4 Lesson 15

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Complement

Back 1

1.Something that complements or makes perfect. 2. The number of amount that makes up a whole 3. To bring to completion or perfection

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Component

Back 2

Any of the more important parts of a whole. 2. Contributing to form a whole

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Conjure

Back 3

1.to call forth by magic, or as if by magic. 2. (with up) to bring to mind; to recall or evoke.

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Emphasize

Back 4

to give special attention to; to stress.

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Emphasis

Back 5

Special attention directed at something to give it importance

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Emphatic

Back 6

Said or done with force

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Homage

Back 7

Honor or respect shown publicly

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Impromptu

Back 8

1.unplanned. 2. Without preparation

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Lush

Back 9

Marked by richness of growth, especially of vegetation

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Medley

Back 10

1.a mixture of often unrelated things. 2. A selection of music from various sources played as one piece

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Oblige

Back 11

1.to require someone to do something for legal, social or moral reasons 2. To earn the gratitude of 3. To do a favor for

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Pretentious

Back 12

Drawing undeserved or inappropriate attention to oneself; showy

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Prowess

Back 13

Great skill or ability

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Rustic

Back 14

1.of or relating to country life or people 2. Lacking elegance or polish 3. A country person, especially one thought of as simple or crude

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Subtle

Back 15

1.so slight as to be not easily seen or understood 2. Able to understand fine shades of meaning

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Subtlety

Back 16

Something so slight that only a clever or well-educated person can see it; the quality of being subtle

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Vocation

Back 17

A person’s employment; occupation

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Vocational

Back 18

Having to do with a person’s career

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Warble

Back 19

To sing a melodious manner