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Worldly wise vocab 1
Term | Definition |
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Amputate | To cut off a body part, especially by surgery |
Aptitude | A natural talent |
Beneficiary | One who benefits or gains an advantage from something |
Boon | A welcome gift or blessing |
commiserate | To feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize |
Garner | To collect or gather; to acquire or obtain |
Gratis | Without payment; free of charge |
Incapacitate | To make helpless or in capable |
Inception | The beginning of an action or process |
Magnanimous | Generous, unselfish, or forgiving |
Myriad | A very large number Very many |
Practicable | Capable of being done; feasible Usable |
Remunerate | To pay or reward |
Solicit | To ask for in a formal way |
Trite | Used so much it is no longer fresh or new |