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Lesson 26 &27

Context Clues words/ monosyllabic name for a person

QuestionAnswer
Adroit (adj) cleverly skillful; resourceful; dexterous ant. Clumsy
Adacious (adj) 1. Bold; daring; fearless; intrepid ant.circumspect 2. too bold; impudent; insolent; brazen
Caterer (n) Person who is in the business of providing food and other necessary services for a social gathering
Culinary (adj) Having to do with cooking or the kitchen
Extirpate (v) Pull up by the roots; destroy completely; exterminate; eradite
Manifest (v) Make clear; show; reveal; demonstrate; evince ant. conceal
Noxious (adj) Harmful; unhealthful; injurious; unwholesome ant. wholesome; sanitary; innocuous
Obdurate (adj)` Unmoved by persuasion or pity; hardened in feelings; obstinate;; unyielding; inflexible
Scathing (adj) Very harsh; bitterly severe; caustic; searing
Simulate (v) 1. Give a false indication of; pretend; feign 2. Assume the appearance of; look or act like; imitate
Cater (v) 1. (followed by to)provide what is wanted or needed 2. Provide food and service for
Boor (n) one who has bad manners; rude, insensitive person
Bore (n) Tiresome, uninteresting person or thing; cause of boredom
Dupe (n) One who is easily tricked or deceived; fool; gull
Grouch (n) Habitually irritable, fault-finding person; gurmbler; crank
Heir (n) One who inherits or is legally entitled to inherit property
Quack (n) dishonest, unqualified person who pretends to be a physician; one who fraudulently pretends to have knowledge ro skill in a particular field; chalatan
Sage (n) Person repspected for wisdom, dreadth of knowledge and sound judgrement; savant; scholar
Snob (n) Person who admires and tries to associate with people of wealth and position, while ignoring other as inferior; on who has an offensive sense of superiority
Spouce (n) o0ne's partner in marriage; husband or wife
Ward (n) 1. Person under the care of a guardian or court 2.Division of a hospital
Created by: clchristian
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