Wordly Wise 11, Lesson 19

JMcBeach (United States of America)
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  1. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  2. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  3. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  4. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  5. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  6. moratorium
    suspension of an ongoing activity
  7. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  8. portend
    indicate by signs
  9. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  10. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  11. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  12. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  13. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  14. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  15. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  16. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
Created on Thu Dec 05 19:34:41 EST 2013

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