Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 6 Lesson 5

Front 1

Callow

Back 1

Young and inexperienced; immature

Front 2

Contemporary

Back 2

n. A person living during the same period as another. adj. existing or occurring at the same time

Front 3

Cynical

Back 3

Doubtful of the sincerity of others’ motives; skeptical. cynic n.

Front 4

Despot

Back 4

A ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people. Despotic adj.

Front 5

Enunciate

Back 5

1.to pronounce clearly 2. To state; to announce

Front 6

Impediment

Back 6

Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

Front 7

Impoverish

Back 7

1.to make poor 2. To take away. Impoverished adj.

Front 8

Indolent

Back 8

Indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy. Indolence n.

Front 9

Sagacious

Back 9

Showing sound judgment; wise. Sagacity n.

Front 10

Secular

Back 10

Worldly; no connected with a church or religion

Front 11

Speculate

Back 11

1.To think about or make guesses 2. To engage in a risky business venture

Front 12

Strife

Back 12

Conflict or struggle

Front 13

Venerate

Back 13

To dhow great respect for

Front 14

Voracious

Back 14

1.ravenous; desire and eating a large amount of food 2. Greatly eager

Front 15

Wane

Back 15

To get smaller, dimmer, weaker; to near an end