Wordly Wise: Lesson 4

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Wordly WiseLesson 4

• Made By
• Gabby Porfido

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Abhor

• Definition
• v.) to shrink from in disgust to detest
• Sentence I abhor animal cruelty and strongly
  protest against it.
• Abhorrent
• adj.) Disgusting causing loathing.

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Affable

• Definition
• Adj.) Pleasant approachable gracious
• Sentence
• Her affable manner helped her make many great
  friends.
• Affability
• n.) friendliness of manner.

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Amiss

• Definition
• Adv.) In a wrong or imperfect way.
• Adj.) Out of order wrong.
• Sentence
• You could tell something was amiss by the eerie
  silence in the schools hallways.

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Despondent

• Definition
• Adj.) depressed from loss of hope or confidence
  utterly discouraged.
• Sentence
• I felt completely despondent after failing three
  math tests in a row.

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Entreat

• Definition
• v.) to ask earnestly to beg.
• Sentence
• I entreated my parents time after time to please
  buy me a dog.
• Entreaty
• n.) a plea or earnest request.

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Haunt

• Definition
• v. 1) to stay in ones mind continually.
• Sentence
• I am haunted by my mothers voice every time its
  raining I hear her telling me to put on my rain
  coat.
• 2) To visit frequently
• Sentence
• Mr. Tetreault haunts the book store they know
  him by name.
• 3) To appear in the form of a ghost.
• Sentence
• The spirit of the man he murdered haunted him
  every night.

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Impel

• Definition
• v. 1) to drive or to propel.
• Sentence
• The riptide impelled him directly towards the
  rocks.
• 2) To urge or drive by force or moral pleasure.
• Bob was impelled to return the wallet he found.

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Interminable

• Definition
• Adj.) endless seeming to be without end.
• Sentence
• The snow delay gave us an interminable wait at
  the airport with nothing to do.

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Irascible

• Definition
• Adj.) quick-tempered irritable.
• Sentence
• His irascible personality made him hard to be
  around because he was always snapping at you.

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Profound

• Definition
• Adj. 1) intense deeply felt.
• Sentence
• The woman felt profound joy when she found out
  her husband was the only survivor on the plane
  crash.
• 2) Having understanding or knowledge that goes
  beneath the surface, beyond the obvious.
• Yoda may seem to give simple advice, but if you
  think about it, his words are quite profound.

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Recluse

• Definition
• n.) a person who lives apart from society and
  often alone.
• Sentence
• He became a recluse when his wife died youd
  think he moved away.
• Reclusive
• Adj.) withdrawn from society.

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Reverberate

• Definition
• v.) to be repeated as in a series of echoes or
  vibrations.
• Sentence
• The scream reverberated off the walls as it
  echoed throughout the house.

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Sage

• Definition
• Adj.) having wisdom and good judgment.
• Sentence
• The village wise-man always had sage advice to
  offer.
• n. 1) a person known for wisdom and good
  judgment.
• The sage suggested that I never tell my wife that
  those pants make her look fat.
• 2) An aromatic grayish-green plant used in
  cooking.
• One of the secret spices in KFC chicken is sage.

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Tirade

• Definition
• n.) a long, angry speech.
• Sentence
• The man was arrested for disturbing the peace
  after his tirade with a megaphone at six a.m.

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Tremulous

• Definition
• Adj. 1) marked by trembling or shaking.
• Chihuahuas are very tremulous creatures.
• 2) Timid or fearful.
• She was extremely tremulous after watching a
  horror movie by herself at night.