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ww9 ch 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in responding, eagerness |
| array | large group of things, orderly arrangement |
| deduce | to draw a conclusion |
| encumber | to weigh down, to impede |
| fraught | full of something |
| haphazard | no order or plan or direction |
| incontrovertible | impossible to prove wrong |
| inexplicable | hard to explain or understand |
| ingenious | cleverness, marked by imagination, resourcefulness |
| laggard | one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering |
| sustenance | something that provides nourishment or food |
| torrid | hot and dry |
| traverse | to pass over, across, or through |
| ubiquitous | appearing in large numbers or in many different places |
| zenith | the highest point, the peak, the point in the sky directly above the observer |