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Wordly Wise list 6,7

QuestionAnswer
Abstract (Word List 6) Adj Thought of apart from concrete images, an idea that is not real
Adept Adj Very skilled, proficient
Antithesis Plural Noun Oppositions, contrast, antonyms
Betrothed Adj Engaged to be married
Copious Adj Large in quantity or number
Credulous Adj Willing to believe or trust to readily, or gullible
Demented Adj Crazy or insane
Earthy Adj Characterized by the Earth and coarse or unrefined
Eccentric Adj Odd, irregular and peculiar
Remit Verb To transmit or send money
Sepulcher Noun A tomb or grave
Simile Noun A figure of speech when two unlike things are compared with the word like
Sleazy Adj Low, mean, or disreputable
Synthetic Adj Man-made, not natural
Tempo Noun The rate of activity
Undulate Verb To move with a wavelike motion
Abridged (Word List 7) Verb To shorten something while leaving in the basic contents
Acrid Adj Sharp or biting to the taste or smell
Annex Verb To add on or incorporate to something bigger
Binocular Noun/Adj A viewing device that increases vision, and it also is sight relating to two eyes
Carnage Noun The slaughter of many people
Data Noun The facts from which conclusions could be drawn from
Distend Verb To expand something by stretching it
Epistle Noun A letter that can be formal
Factotum Noun A person employed to do work around the house
Flay Verb To strip off skin or outer covering of it
Grotto Noun A cave or cavern
Overseer Noun A person who supervises
Squeamish Adj Easily upset or nauseated
Symbol Noun Something used for representing something else
Transcribe Verb To make a copy of something
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