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WW Book 5 Lesson 16
Wordly Wise Book 5 Lesson 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdicate | v. To give up a high office. |
| assume | v. To take for granted; to suppose. To take over; to occupy. To pretend to have. |
| bungle | v. To do something badly or without skill. |
| dominate | v. To rule or control; to have a very important place or position. To rise high above. |
| former | adj. Coming before in time; having been at an earlier time. n. The first of two just mentioned. |
| guardian | n. One who protects. One who legally has the care of another person. |
| hoist | v. To lift or raise, especially by using a rope. n. Something used to lift, as a crane or pulley. |
| intercept | v. To stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere. |
| jubilee | n. The celebration of an anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary. |
| kin | adj. Related by birth or marriage. |
| pardon | v. To forgive. To free from legal punishment. n. The act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment. |
| proclaim | v. To make known publicly; to announce. |
| provoke | v. To annoy or make angry. To call forth; to rouse. |
| reign | v. To rule as a queen or king. To be widespread. |
| riot | n. Public disorder or violence. A great and seemingly disordered quantity of something. |