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Wordly Wise 8.14
Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 14
Term | Definition |
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congenial | getting along well with others; affable. Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable |
decipher | to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve |
dissect | to cut into in order to study. To study closely; to analyze |
enigma | anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out |
ineffectual | not bringing about the desired result; futile |
infallible | incapable of making an error; never wrong. Unlikely to fail or go wrong |
irrepressible | incapable of being controlled or held back |
luminous | giving off light. Clear; easy to understand |
millennium | a period of one thousand years |
mire | an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud. To get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress |
pestilence | a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease |
stagnate | to fail to develop, change, or move |
sublime | great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid |
vie | to compete for, as in a contest |
voluminous | having great bulk or volume; ample |