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Wordly Wise 5 L16
Question | Answer |
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abdicate | v. to give up a high office |
assume | v. to take for granted; to suppose |
assume | v. to take over; to occupy |
assume | v. to pretend to have |
bungle | v. to do something badly or without skill |
dominate | v. to rule or control, to have a very important place or position |
dominate | v. to rise high above |
former | adj. coming in before time; having been at an earlier time |
former | n. the first of two mentioned |
guardian | n. one who protects |
guardian | one who legally has the care of another person |
hoist | v. to life or raise, especially by using a rope |
hoist | n. something used to lift, as a crane or pulley |
intercept | v. to stop or seize something while it is one its way somewhere |
jubilee | n, the celebration of an anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary or beyone |
kin | adj. related by birth or marriage |
kin; kinfolk | n. family |
next of kin | the person most closely related to someone |
pardon | v. to forgive |
pardon | v. to free from legal punishment |
pardon | n. the act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment |
proclaim | to make known publicly; to announce |
provoke | v. to annoy or make angry |
provoke | v. to call forth, to arouse |
provocative | adj. calling forth anger, amusement, or thoughtfulness; trying to cause a response |
reign | v. to rule as a queen or king |
reign | v. to be widespread |
reign | n. the rule of a queen or king; the time during which a person rules |
riot | n. public disorder or violence |
riot | n. a great and seemingly disordered quantity of something |
riot | v. to take part in a disorder |