Wordly Wise Grade 8 Lesson 14

Mrs. Dare (United States of America)
15 words 14 learners

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  1. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  2. decipher
    convert something hidden or secretive into ordinary language
  3. dissect
    cut open or cut apart
  4. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  5. ineffectual
    not producing an intended consequence
  6. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  7. irrepressible
    impossible to control
  8. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  9. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
  10. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  11. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  12. stagnate
    stand still
  13. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  14. vie
    compete for something
  15. voluminous
    large in capacity or bulk
Created on Mon Nov 18 11:50:36 EST 2013

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