Wordly Wise 3000-Book 9-Lesson 1

Dee B. (United States of America)
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  1. bewail
    express sorrow or regret about something
  2. destitute
    completely wanting or lacking
  3. detract
    take away a part from; diminish
  4. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  5. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  6. flamboyant
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  7. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  8. insuperable
    impossible to surmount
  9. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  10. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  11. obligatory
    required by compulsion or convention
  12. plumb
    exactly vertical
  13. plumb
    adjust with a line so as to make vertical
  14. vagabond
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  15. visage
    the human face
  16. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  17. detractor
    one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  18. destitution
    a state without money or prospects
  19. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
Created on Tue Sep 24 21:21:25 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 26 11:30:55 EDT 2013)

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