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Hannah's Stack
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10 Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cautionary | Offering or serving as a warning. |
| Constrain | To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or nature. A restriction or limitation. |
| Flotilla | A fleet of boats or small ships. |
| Gossamer | 1. Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze. 2. A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cloth. As light and delicate as a cobweb. |
| Ignominious | Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace. |
| Incur | To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt. |
| Liquidate | 1. To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash. 2. To get rid of; to kill or destroy. |
| Magnate | An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business. |
| Misnomer | A name that does not fit. |
| Onerous | Burdensome; oppressive. |
| Pandemonium | A state or place of great confusion or uproar. |
| Quixotic | Romantic and idealistic, but impractical. |
| Tenacious | Holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual. |
| Vestige | A trace of something that once was present. |
| Zephyr | A light, gentle breeze. |