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Word Masters #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Piety | Respect/ regard for something |
| Brandish | Shake, wave; to flourish |
| Discord | To disagree, to have a dispute |
| Inaugurate | Formal introduction; To start |
| Radiate | A beam coming from one point; to proceed on a direct line; send in/ out by rays |
| Solder | To mend/ join |
| Ingrained | To have a habit/ belief; To stain (difficult to remove); difficult to change |
| Docile | Easily managed; Taught/ trained |
| Shackle | Something that confines limbs; Preventing free action |
| Flounder | Struggle to move |
| Dissonant | Disagree with a harsh sound |
| Erratic | To have no fixed course; To not have a straight course; lack of consistancy |
| Skeptic | Someone who doubts/ questions themselves |
| Enterprise | To work hard towards something |
| Falter | To hesitate in action; To speak brokenly |
| Bonzana | Rich mass of ore, found in mining; Source of great and sudden wealth or luck; spectacular windfall |
| Precarious | To have insufficient, little, or no foundation; Dependent on will or pleasure of another |
| Exude | To gradually come out in drops (sweat) |
| Entrenched | To place in position of strength; to trespass; to be rooted in/ dug in |
| Remit | To pardon/ forgive; To transmit/ send |
| Toehold | An advantage; To support something; To be in a type of hold |
| Sporadic | Appearing/ happening at irregular intervals in time; Isolated, being single instance of something |
| Thrall | To be a slave; Someone enslaved, under power |
| Dominion | To have the power/ right of controlling; to rule; a territory under a single ruler |
| Tenacious | Hold fast; Hold together; To be sticky |