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Worldly wise vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenity | 1. A feature that contributes to physical comfort 2. A feature that increases the attractiveness or value of a location 3. Acts of social courtesy |
| Averse | Having a feeling of opposition or distaste |
| Complacent | So self satisfied that one sees no need for change; unconcerned |
| Decompose | To decay or break down into basic elements |
| Defray | To supply money for; to pay |
| Emanate | To come out from a source |
| Envisage | To picture in ones mind, to imagine something in the future |
| Facetious | Playfully or inappropriately humorous |
| Fallacy | A false or mistaken idea |
| Furor | An uproar; a state of great anger or excitement |
| Idyll | An episode or experience that is calm and carefree |
| Paucity | Scarcity; smallness in number or amount |
| Porous | Full of tiny holes or spaces; easily penetrated by gas or liquid |
| Superseded | To replace; to cause to be set aside because of superiority |
| Tangible | Real able to be touched |