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Words Are Important
Fifth Book- Regular Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atrophied (Adj) | exhibiting or affecteed with atrophy; wasted; withered, shriveled. |
| attrition (Noun) | a reduction/decrease in numbers, size or strength (friction) |
| bucolic (Adj) | of, pertaining to shepherds; pastoral |
| concomitant (Adj) | existing or occuring with something else; accompanying |
| delineation (Noun) | the act/process of delineating; a chart or diagram |
| dotage (Noun) | a decline of mental facilities; excessive fondness |
| enjoin (Verb) | to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis |
| entity (Noun) | something that has a real existence; thing. |
| erstwhile (Adj) | former; of times past. |
| extenuate (Verb) | to represent (a fault or offence) as less serious. |
| inhibition (Noun) | the act of inhibiting. |
| metamorphosis (Noun) | a profound change in form from one stage to the next (change in form) |
| mundane (Adj) | of, pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly |
| nicety (Noun) | a delicate/fine point; define |
| preponderance (Noun) | the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight |
| proboscis (Noun) | trunk of an elephant; long flexible snout |
| rescind (Verb) | to abrogate; revoke; repeal |
| retrenchment (Noun) | the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by way of expenses |
| rhapsody (Noun) | an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. |
| tenet (Noun) | an opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma etc. |
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