Wordly Wise Lesson 2

Julie M.
Sophomore vocabulary words.
16 words 6 learners

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  1. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  2. centennial
    of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
  3. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  4. disgruntle
    put into a bad mood or into bad humour
  5. equilibrium
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
  6. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  7. gird
    bind with something round or circular
  8. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  9. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  10. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  11. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  12. manifesto
    a public declaration of intentions
  13. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  14. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  15. spurious
    plausible but false
  16. attest
    provide evidence for
Created on Sun Oct 02 15:22:25 EDT 2011 (updated Tue May 29 14:21:05 EDT 2012)

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