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Wordly Wise Book 4 Lesson 9
Vocabulary
15
Language - English
6th Grade
05/04/2006

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Term
Dumbfound
Definition
v. To make speechless with amazement.

Dumbfounded
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Ensue
Definition
v. To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time.
Term
Era
Definition
n. A particular period in history.
Term
Flourish
Definition
v. 1. To thrive or to prosper.

2. To wave in the air.

n. 1. A sweeping motion.

2. A showy burst of music.

3. A fancy line or curve added to something written.
Term
Garrison
Definition
n. 1. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it.

2. A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons.

v. To provide soldiers with a place to live.
Term
Grievous
Definition
adj. Causing grief or pain; hard to bear.
Term
Hoard
Definition
v. To save and put away, especially secretly.

n. Anything put away in such a manner.
Term
Inundate
Definition
v. 1. To cover, as with water from a flood.

2. To load with an excessive amount or number of something.
Term
Invincible
Definition
adj. Impossible to defeat
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Nomad
Definition
n. A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another.

Nomadic
Term
Placate
Definition
v. To stop from being angry; to calm.
Term
Principal
Definition
adj. Most important.

n. 1. A person or thing that is of the greatest importance.

2. The head of a school.

3. The sum of money owed, not including the interest.
Term
Recede
Definition
v. 1. To move back or drop to a lower level.

2. To become fainter.
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Ruthless
Definition
adj. Showing no mercy; pitiless.
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Sacrifice
Definition
n. 1. Something given up for the sake of another.

2. An offering to a god.

v. 1. To give up something for another.

2. To offer something of value to a god.
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