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E10 Lesson 9
Wordly Wise Book 10 Lesson 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cautionary | offering or serving as a warning |
| constrain | to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity |
| flotilla | a fleet of boats or small ships |
| gossamer | thin sheer fabric resembling gauze OR a fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb OR as light and delicate as a cobweb |
| ignominious | marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace |
| incur | to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt |
| liquidate | to settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash OR to get rid of; to kill or destroy |
| magnate | an important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business |
| misnomer | a name that does not fit |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive |
| pandemonium | a state or place of great confusion or uproar |
| quixotic | romantic and idealistic, but impractical |
| tenacious | holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual |
| vestige | a trace of something that was once present |
| zephyr | a light, gentle breeze |