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WW List 9-6
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 List/Lesson 6
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apropos | Fitting the occasion; suitable or apt. |
| asendancy | Controlling influence; domination. |
| assess | To analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of. |
| aver | To declare positively; to state as the truth. |
| concede | To admit to be true, often reluctantly. To grant or let have. |
| deficient | Lacking |
| dogma | An unproven principle or belief held to be true. Overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved. |
| embody | To put an idea into a form that can be seen. To make part of a system; incorporate. |
| impart | To make known; disclose. To bestow. |
| oratory | The art of public speaking. A public speaker. |
| propagate | To reproduce. To cause to reproduce. To foster the spread of. |
| proponent | Someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate. |
| rudimentary | Not yet fully developed. Elementary. |
| sojourn | A visit or temporary stay. To stay for a while. |
| vociferous | Making one’s feelings known in a loud way. |