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Wordly Wise lesson 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complement | 1. Something that completes or makes perfect. 2. The number or amount that makes up a whole. 3. To bring to completion or perfection. |
| Component | 1. Contributing to form a whole. 2. Any of the more important parts of a whole. |
| Conjure | 1. To call forth by magic, or as if by magic. 2. To bring to mind; to recall or evoke. |
| Emphasize | 1.To give special attention to; to stress. |
| emphasis | Special attention directed at something to give it importance. |
| emphatic | Said or done with force. |
| Homage | Honor or respect shown publicly |
| Impromptu | 1. Unplanned 2. Without preparation |
| Lush | Marked by richness of growth,especially of vegetation |
| Medley | 1.A mixture of often unrelated things. 2. A selection of music from various sources, played as one piece. |
| Oblige | 1. To earn the gratitude of. 2. To do a favor for. 3. To require someone to do something for legal, social, or moral reasons. |
| Pretentious | Drawing undeserved or inappropriate attention to oneself; showy. |
| Prowess | Great skill or ability |
| Rustic | 1. Of or relating to country life or people. 2. Lacking elegance or polish. 3. A country person, especially one thought of as simple or crude. |
| Subtle | 1. So slight as to be not easily seen or understood. 2. Able to understand fine shades of meaning. |
| subtlety | Something so slight that only a clever or well-educated person can see it; the quality of being subtle. |
| vocation | 1. A person’s employment; occupation. |
| vocational | 1. Having to do with a person’s career. |
| Warble | To sing in a melodious manner |