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9th: lesson 8 ww
Wordly Wise 9th grade lesson 8
Question | Answer |
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Adroit | Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful. |
Affront | To insult or to offend deliberately. OR A deliberate insult or offensive act. |
Avocation | An activity pursued for a pleasure; a hobby. |
Crusade | A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause. OR To engage in a such a struggle. |
Definitive | Supplying a final answer; conclusive. |
Demeanor | Behavior; bearing. |
Erudite | Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned. |
Induct | To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony. OR To admit to a society or to military service. |
Lapse | To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment. To come to an end; to expire. |
Lapsed | A minor mistake; a slip. OR A pause or interval. |
Militant | Ready to fight, especially for a cause. OR One who is ready to fight for a cause. |
Pariah | A social outcast. |
Prodigy | A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age. OR An amazing or extraordinary thing or event. |
Protégé | One whose training or career is helped along by another. |
Raucous | Rough and unpleasant to the ear. OR Boisterous and disorderly. |
Tacit | Expressed without words; implied. |