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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10 Unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | Having to do with farming or agriculture. |
| Burgeon | To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish. |
| Cataclysm | A sudden and violent change; a catastrophe. |
| Culinary | Having to do with cooking. |
| Denigrate | To attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner. |
| Gourmet | A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality. |
| Grandiloquent | Using lofty or pompous speech or expression. |
| Hybrid | 1. The offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties. 2. Anything that is of mixed origin or composition. |
| Manifold | Having different kinds, forms, or parts. |
| Palatable | Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste. |
| Panacea | Something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all. |
| Plebeian | Of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined. |
| Scourge | Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil. To punish severely, especially by whipping; to devastate. |
| Stalemate | A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock. |
| Temperate | Mild, moderate; restrained. |