Wordly Wise, Book 5, Lesson 20

Michael Misha
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  1. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  2. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  3. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  4. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
  5. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  6. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  7. distress
    a state of adversity
  8. encounter
    come together
  9. exert
    put to use
  10. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  11. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  12. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  13. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  14. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  15. mirth
    great merriment
  16. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  17. outskirts
    area relatively far from the center, as of a city or town
  18. resume
    take up or begin anew
  19. ridicule
    language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
  20. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
Created on Thu Feb 07 13:04:02 EST 2013

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