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Wordly Wise 7
English
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of tight and enclosed spaces |
| colleague | an associated or coworker of similar status |
| dispel | to clear away, to remove or get rid of as if by scattering |
| mettle | to courage to bear up under diffecult circumstances:spirt |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen in time |
| inane | empty shallow or silly |
| daunt | to discourage or immitate |
| deluge | a downpour of rain; a flood |
| fanfare | any showy display |
| condescend | to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior |
| condescend(2) | to behave in an offesively superior manner |
| condescending | showing an offensively superior manner |
| daunting | so difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge(2) | a flood of anything |
| deluge(3) | to flood or overwhelm |
| dub | to give a title,nickname, or description to |
| fanfare(2) | a sounding of trumpets or other brass instuments |
| fledgling | a young bird just learning to fly |
| fledgling(2) | a young and inexperienced person |
| fledgling(3) | new and untested |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen |
| replica | a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the orginal |
| contingent | conditional;depending on something else |
| contingent(2) | likely, but not certain to happen;possible |
| contingent(3) | a group that is a part of a larger one |