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Wordly Wise Less 14
Wordly Wise Less14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congenial | adj. 1. Getting along well with others; affable. 2. Suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable. |
| Decipher | v. 1. To convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode. 2. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve. |
| Dissect | v. 1. To cut into in order to study. 2. To study closely; to analyze. |
| Enigma | n. Anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out. |
| Enigmatic | adj. Puzzling; mysterious. |
| Ineffectual | adj. Not bringing about the desired result, futile. |
| Infallible | adj. 1. Incapable of making an error; never wrong. 2. Unlikely to fail or go wrong. |
| Irrepressible | adj. Incapable of being controlled or held back. |
| Luminous | adj. 1. Giving off light. 2. Clear; easy to understand. |
| Millennium | n. A period of one thousand years. |
| Mire | n. An area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud. v. To get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress. |
| Pestilence | n. A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease. |
| Stagnate | v. To fail to develop, change, or move. |
| Stagnant | adj. Not moving, changing, or developing. |
| Sublime | adj. Great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid. |
| Vie | v. To compete for, as in a contest. |
| Voluminous | adj. Having great bulk or volume; ample. |