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ww wordlists 6-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abridged(verb) | shortened without losing sense |
| Acrid(adj.) | having a strong or unpleasant smell |
| Annex(noun) | an addition to a larger part |
| Binocular(adj.) | adapted for using both eyes |
| Carnage(noun) | a massacre |
| Data(noun) | information collected for reference |
| Distend(verb) | to cause to swell by stretching from the inside |
| Epistle(noun) | a letter |
| Factotum(noun) | an employee who does all kinds of work |
| Flay(verb) | to peel the skin off of |
| Grotto(noun) | a cave |
| Overseer(noun) | a person who supervises workers |
| Squeamish(adj.) | easily made sick, faint, or disgusted by unpleasant images |
| Symbol(noun) | something that represents something else |
| Transcribe(verb) | to put into written form |
| Abstract(adj.) | existing in thought, but not in reality |
| Adept(adj.) | skilled at something |
| Antithesis(noun) | a person or thing that is the opposite of something else |
| Betrothed(noun) | intended partner in marriage |
| Copious(adj.) | abundant in quantity |
| Credulous(adj.) | believable |
| Demented(adj.) | mentally ill |
| Earthy(adj.) | resembling earth or soil |
| Eccentric(adj.) | strange |
| Remit(verb) | to refrain from inflicting |
| Sepulcher(noun) | a small monument built of stone where a dead person is laid |
| Simile(noun) | a comparison of things using the words "like" or "as" |
| Sleazy(adj.) | sordid, corrupt, or immoral |
| Synthetic(adj.) | made by chemicals to imitate a natural product |
| Tempo(noun) | the speed of which music should be played |
| Undulate(verb) | to move with a smooth, wavelike motion |
| Pander(verb) | to offer cheap satisfaction |
| Cull(verb) | to pick out |
| Gullible(adj.) | easily deceived |
| Exorbitant(adj.) | excessively high |
| Reprehensible(adj.) | Deserving of rebuke |
| Transpose(verb) | to reserve the order of or to write a piece of music in a different key |
| Bandy(adj.) | bowlegged |
| Restitution(noun) | a restoration of something to its original state |
| Alumni(noun) | graduates |
| Credence(noun) | belief in what another says |
| Titillate(verb) | to excite pleasurably |
| Arbitrary(adj.) | based on personal whim |
| intrepid(adj.) | fearless, brave |
| Amphibious(adj.) | living in water and on land |
| Resurgent(adj.) | rising again |
| Pervade(verb) | to spread throughout |
| Appraise(verb) | to estimate the worth of or to judge the quantity of |
| Stilted(adj.) | forced and unnatural |
| Treatise(noun) | a formal essay |
| Stalwart(noun) | fearless and sturdy |
| Conifer(noun) | an evergreen, cone-bearing tree |
| Annotated(adj.) | including explanatory notes |
| Hidebound(adj.) | narrow-minded and old-fashioned |
| Conserve(verb) | to save |
| Conserves(noun) | jam |
| Embellish(verb) | to add decorative details to something |
| Impassive(adj.) | showing no feeling |
| Inaugurate(verb) | to start formally |
| Bulwark(noun) | defense |
| Skimp(verb) | to spend as little as possible |
| Chasten(verb) | to punish |
| Mannerism(noun) | a peculiarity of speech or behavior |
| Impart(verb) | to give |
| Sauve(adj.) | gracious and self-assured |
| Detract(verb) | to take away something |
| Virulent(adjective) | highly infectious |
| Assiduous(adjective) | marked by hard, steady effort |
| Remuneration(noun) | payment for work done |
| Acquiesce(verb) | to agree without protest |
| Abbreviated(adj.) | shortened |
| Eschew(verb) | to shun |
| Recoil(verb) | to spring back |
| Writ(noun) | a document ordering or forbidding some action or writings |
| Enclosure(noun) | a space shut in on all sides or material accompanying a letter |
| Rime(noun) | frozen mist or a poem |
| Nebulous(adj.) | vague |
| Nebula(noun) | a cloudlike group of stars |
| Epitome(noun) | a person or thing typifying a quality |
| Ephemeral(adj.) | short-lived |
| Paramount(adj.) | most important |
| Temporal(adj.) | non-spiritual |
| Demeanor(noun) | a manner of something |
| Amorous(adj.) | loving |
| Divulge(verb) | to make known |
| Portcullis(noun) | an iron grating that closes off a gateway |
| Gorge(verb) | to eat greedily |
| Gorge(noun) | a deep, narrow pass |
| Hilt(noun) | a sword handle |
| Combine(verb) | to bring together |
| Combine(noun) | a group of business firms or a harvesting and threshing machine |
| Replenish(verb) | to provide fresh supplies of |
| Chaos(noun) | utter confusion |
| Rigorous(adj.) | severe or strict |
| Guttural(adj.) | deep-throated |
| Mimic(verb) | to imitate usually in an offensive manner |
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