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WW3000 lesson 20
15 vocabs. about Wordly Wise 3000 lesson 20
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| apathy | A lack of interest or concern |
| apathetic | Unconcerned; uninterested |
| badger | To keep bothering, a strongly built, burrowing mammal common in many northern part of the world |
| compel | To force or require to do something |
| delude | To mislead; to deceive |
| delusion | A false or mistaken belief |
| deplore | To fell or express sorrow or regret, to disapprove of strongly |
| deplorable | Very bad; wretched |
| derelict | Dilapidated and abandoned, lacking a sense of duty; neglectful, A poor, homeless person |
| detriment | Damage or harm, anything that causes harm. |
| detrimental | Damaging; harmful |
| diversity | The condition of being different or having differences, variety |
| emit | To give off or send out, to utter or express |
| emission | Something that is emitted |
| foster | To promote the growth of; to encourage, giving or receiving care in a family that is not related by birth or adoption |
| inanimate | Lacking qualities associated with living things |
| incentive | Something that makes a person want to try or work harder |
| omen | An event of sign that is believed to indicate the future |
| ominous | Of or like a bad omen; threatening |
| species | A group of plants or animals that are similar in some ways |
| toxic | Causing harm; poisonous |