Wordly Wise 9 Lessons Vocab

Adroit

Skillful; Clever
Affront

Insult; offend on purpose
Avocation

A hobby; pleasure
Crusade

Passionate struggle for what you believe is right.
Definitive

Final; conclusive
Demeanor

Behavior; how someone acts
Erudite

Having extensive knowledge; learned
Induct

Install in office; admit to a society or military service
Lapse
- 1. Fall or slip
- 2. Come to an end
- 3. Minor mistake
- 4. Pause or interval
Militant

Ready to fight for a cause
Pariah

Social outcast
Prodigy
- 1. Someone showing a remarkable talent at a young age.
- 2. An amazing thing or event
Protégé

Someone who is in training; helped by another
Raucous
- Rough; Unpleasant to the ear
- Boisterous and disorderly
Tacit

Expressed without words; gestures; implied

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Wordly Wise 9 Lessons Vocab

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