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WW9 OHS
WORLDY WISE 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| RUTHLESS | SHOWING NO MERCY - ADJECTIVE |
| GRIEVOUS | CAUSING GRIEF OR PAIN; HARD TO BEAR - ADJECTIVE |
| INVINCIBLE | IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT - ADJECTIVE |
| NOMAD | A MEMBER OF A GROUP THAT SETTLES BRIEFLY IN ONE PLACE THEN MOVES TO ANOTHER - NOUN |
| PLACATE | TO STOP FROM BEINGN ANGRY; TO CALM - VERB |
| PRINCIPAL | MOST IMPORTANT - ADJECTIVE A PERSON OF GREAT IMPORTANCE; HEAD OF A SCHOOL; THE SUM OF MONEY OWED NOT INCLUDING INTEREST - NOUN |
| RECEDE | TO MOVE BACK OR DROP TO A LOWER LEVEL; TO BECOME FAINTER - VERB |
| SACRIFICE | SOMETHING GIVEN UP FOR THE SAKE OF ANOTHER; AN OFFERING TO A GOD - NOUN SACRIFICED - VERB |
| DUMBFOUND | TO MAKE SPEECHLESS WITH AMAZEMENT - VERB SPEECHLESS WITH AMAZEMENT - ADJECTIVE |
| ENSUE | TO FOLLOW; TO COME AS A RESULT OF OR AT A LATER TIME - VERB |
| ERA | A PARTICULAR PERIOD IN HISTORY - NOUN |
| FLOURISH | TO THRIVE OR PROSPER; TO WAVE IN THE AIR - VERB A SWEEPING MOTION; A SHOWY BURST OF MUSIC; A FANCY LINE OR CURVE ADDED TO SOMETHING - NOUN |
| GARRISON | SOLDIERS STATIONED IN A PLACE TO PROTECT IT - NOUN TO PROVIDE SOLDIERS WITH A PLACE TO STAY - VERB |
| HOARD | TO SAVE AND PUT WAY, ESPECIALLY SECRETLY - VERB ANYTHING PUT AWAY IN SUCH A MANNER - NOUN |
| INUNDATE | TO COVER AS WITH WATER FROM A FLOOD; TO LOAD WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OR NUMBER OF SOMETHING - VERB |