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Wordly Wise Lesson 9
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Allure (n)
The power to lure or charm
Antiquity (n)
1. The ancient world, espescially before the Middle Ages
2. Valuable objects from ancient times
Appraise (v)
1. To estimate the value of something
2. To form a judgement of; to evaluate
Cleave (v)
1. To cling to or be faithful to
2. To split with force or with a sharp instrument
Depreciate (v)
1. To make or become less in value
Ex.
Real estate in a good location is good because it seldom depreciates
2. To respresent as unimportant; to belittle
Facet (n)
1. Any of the small, flat surfaces on a stone when cutting
2. One of many aspects of something
Fascimile (n)
An exact copy
Impervious (adj)
Incapable of being penetrated
Nondescript (adj)
Hard to describe beacuase of lack of distictive qualities or features
Quandary (n)
The state of being in doubt of what to do.
Repose (v)
1. To lie at rest
2. To place something into a person or group
Ex.
The nation reposes its trust in the fairness of the court system.
Scintillate (v)
1. To flash and sparkle
2. To be lively and witty
Scrutinize (v)
To examine with great care
Synthetic (adj)
Man-mad; not natural; made by artificial process
Transmute (v)
To change the form or appearence of something
Ex.
Alchemists attempted to transmute basic elements into gold.
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Wordly Wise Lesson 9
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Lesson 9 of the Wordly Wise Series Book 6
Updated
2012-09-02T17:38:14Z
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