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WW Bk 9 List 12
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9 Lesson / List 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversity | Misfortune; hardship. |
| cardinal | Most important; chief. |
| credible | Believable; reliable. |
| empathize | To show or feel understanding of another’s feelings or problems. |
| faculty | Any of the natural powers of the mind and body, such as sight or hearing. An inborn ability; a knack. All the teachers of a school. |
| harrowing | Very distressing or acutely painful. |
| impair | To damage, weaken, or lessen. |
| infer | To reach a conclusion through reasoning. |
| intuition | Knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight. |
| manifest | Plain to see; evident. To make clear; to reveal. |
| nuance | A very slight change in feeling or meaning; a gradation. |
| pernicious | Very destructive or harmful. |
| solace | Comfort or relief in sorrow or distress; consolation. |
| treatise | A methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic. |
| vogue | The popular fashion of the time, wide acceptance or favor. |