Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10

ameliorate

v. To make better; to become better; to improve
baleful

adj. expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous
berate

v. to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently
circumvent

v. to avoid through craftiness
compunction

n. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
condone

v. to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse
diminutive

adj. very small; tiny
euphemism

n. a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant
expendable

adj. able to be used up and then discarded or replaced
heresy

n. the expression of shocking or unacceptable views
infirmity

n. physical or mental weaknessor defect
profane
- v. to treat with scorn or irrverence
- adj. 1. disrespectful of sacred things
- 2. not connected with reigion; worldly
recompense
- v. to pay or compensate
- n. payment; compensation
repast

n. food and drink; a meal
servitude

n. a lack of freedom; forced labor

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Lesson 6

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