Wordly Wise 1 Flashcards
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Destitute
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Without resources or possessions especially necessities of life
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Bewail
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To express regret or sorrow over
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Detract
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To take away
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Emancipate
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To set free or liberate
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Extol
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To praise highly
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Flamboyant
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Excessively showy or unrestrained
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Impetus
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A driving force or anything that causes an action
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Insuperable
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Incapable of being overcome or defeated
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Intermittent
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Not continuos or happening in intervals
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Maxim
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A general truth or rule of conduct, a short saying
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Obligatory
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Required or demanded
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Plumb
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- To measure the depth of water
- To reach the deepest part of
- To under stand by examining closely or to solve
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Vagabond
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A person that moves from place to place
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Visage
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A face, especially one that expresses feelings
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Wheedle
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To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
