Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 8

adj. Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.

v. To insult or to offend deliberately.

n. A deliberate insult or offensive act.

n. An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.

n. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.

v. To engage in such a struggle.

adj. Supplying a final answer; conclusive.

n. Behavior; bearing.

adj. Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.

n.

• v. 1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony.
• 2. To admit to a society or to military service.

n.

• v. 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment.
• 2. To come to an end; to expire.

• n. 1. A minor mistake; a slip.
• 2. A pause or interval.

adj. Ready to fight, especially for a cause.

n. One who is ready to fight for a cause.

n. A social outcast.

• n. 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age.
• 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event.

• masc. n.; protégée, fem. n.
• One whose training or career is helped along by another.

• adj. 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear.
• 2. Boisterous and disorderly.

adj. Expressed without words; implied.