Wordly Wise Lesson 5
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- callow
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adjective
Young and inexperienced; immature. - contemporary
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noun
A person living during the same period as another.
adjective
Existing or occurring at the same time. - despot
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noun
A ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people.
despotic - adjective - enunciate
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verb
1. To pronounce clearly.
2. To state; to announce. - impediment
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noun
Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle. - impoverish
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verb
1. To make poor.
2. To take away.
impoverished - adjective - indolent
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adjective
Indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy.
indolence - noun - sagacious
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adjective
Showing sound judgment; wise.
sagacity - noun - speculate
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verb
1. To think about or make guesses.
2. To engage in a risky business venture. - strife
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noun
Conflict or struggle. - venerate
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verb
To show great respect for. - voracious
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adjective
1. Ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food.
2. Greatly eager. - wane
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verb
To get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end. - cynical
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adjective
Doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical.
cynic - noun - secular
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adjective
Worldly; not connected with a church or religion.