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Wordly Wise 6
lesson 6
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agenda | list of things to be done at a metting |
| Apoplectic | paralysed from a burst blood vessel in the brain |
| Circumspect | cautious |
| Denude | strip everything from |
| Dote | be overly fond of; foolish old age |
| Emote | express emotions dramatically |
| Exacerbate | worsen |
| Fey | playful; of impending death |
| Insatiable | always wanting more |
| Laity | religious group apart from clergy |
| Mordant | biting; chemical that makes a dye permanent |
| Neuter | neither male nor female |
| Opprobrium | disgrace |
| Precipitous | steep |
| reinstate | restore to a former position of importance |
| throes | violent anguish |
| vicissitudes | changes of fortune |