Person chosen as a special guardian, supporter; sponsor; benefactor; customer

to coax with flattery, cajole; to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner

faithful; holy; devoted,religious, dutiful, marked by sham or hypocrisy, marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship; worthy; loyal

contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action, the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action

power or permission to enter; admission; the point at which a voice or instrument

indiating small size and sometimes the stae or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contempible; tiny

irritate, vex, brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence; bile; chafe; seize

to make a pillaging or destructive raid on; assult; to force to move on by harrasing; to torment by or as if by constant attack

suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; characterized by condern with what is opportune; governed by self interest; a temporary means to an end

violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treason

to select by lot and kill every tenth man of; to reduce drastically especially in number; to cause great destruction or harm to

fairness; prettiness; of, relating to, or dealing with the beautiful; also: responsive to or apppreciative of what is pleasurable to the senses

to call a penalty on; penalize; the tail of some dogs; to hang losse without stiffness

a condition of weariness or debility; fatigue; a condition of listlessness; languor

to stay or fall behind; linger, loiter; to become retarded in attaining maximum value; last, hindmost

producting no injury; harmless; not likely to give offense or arouse strong feelings or hostility; inoffensive

to throw into disorder; a lack of order or sequence, confusion, disorder

exactly vertical or true; thorough, complete; a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction

footman, servant; someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another

to throw into confusion, to disturb the composure of

a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission; bow; acknowledgement of another's superiority or importance: homage

liberal giving to an inferior, something given; generosity

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Wordmasters 2

Wordmasters 2 grade 8 2010 Blue Division

Question	Answer
patron	Person chosen as a special guardian, supporter; sponsor; benefactor; customer
blandish	to coax with flattery, cajole; to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner
pious	faithful; holy; devoted,religious, dutiful, marked by sham or hypocrisy, marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship; worthy; loyal
duplicity	contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action, the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action
entrance	power or permission to enter; admission; the point at which a voice or instrument
diminutive	indiating small size and sometimes the stae or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contempible; tiny
gall	irritate, vex, brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence; bile; chafe; seize
harry	to make a pillaging or destructive raid on; assult; to force to move on by harrasing; to torment by or as if by constant attack
expedient	suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; characterized by condern with what is opportune; governed by self interest; a temporary means to an end
treachery	violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treason
decimate	to select by lot and kill every tenth man of; to reduce drastically especially in number; to cause great destruction or harm to
unassuming	modest, not assuming; humble
aesthetic	fairness; prettiness; of, relating to, or dealing with the beautiful; also: responsive to or apppreciative of what is pleasurable to the senses
flag	to call a penalty on; penalize; the tail of some dogs; to hang losse without stiffness
beleagured	beseige; trouble; harrass
lassitude	a condition of weariness or debility; fatigue; a condition of listlessness; languor
lag	to stay or fall behind; linger, loiter; to become retarded in attaining maximum value; last, hindmost
innocuous	producting no injury; harmless; not likely to give offense or arouse strong feelings or hostility; inoffensive
repugnant	incompatible; inconsistent
disarray	to throw into disorder; a lack of order or sequence, confusion, disorder
plumb	exactly vertical or true; thorough, complete; a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
lackey	footman, servant; someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another
disconcert	to throw into confusion, to disturb the composure of
obeisance	a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission; bow; acknowledgement of another's superiority or importance: homage
largess	liberal giving to an inferior, something given; generosity

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