Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 1 Flashcards

Question	Answer
Avid	Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed. Eager; enthusiastic
Brusque	Abrupt in manner of speech; gruff
Brusqueness	The quality or state of being brusque
concise	Short and to the point
demean	To cause a lowering self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
despicable	deserving contempt or scorn
demeaning	degrading
emulate	to try to equal; to imitate
evoke	to call forth; to produce to bring into mind, often by suggestion
evocative	creating something again, especially through the imagination
excrutiating	very painful
inaugurate	to install in office with a formal ceremony to begin officially or mark the opening of
inaugaration	the act of installing in office
pervade	to spread throughout
pervasive	spreading throughout
proprietor	an owner of a store or other buisness
pseudonym	a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
rebuff	to reject bluntly to drive back a blunt rejection an abrupt setback in progress
resilient	capable of recovering quickly from misfortune returning quickly to an original shape or condition
resilience	the ability to recover the ability to spring back
turbulent	chaotic; unruly stormy; tempestuous
turbulence	great disturbance or agitation rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere

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