Thursday, September 04, 2008

Wordly Wise 9 list - lesson 2

alacrity: promptness in responding; eagerness

array: a large group of people or things; an orderly arrangement or display; place an order; to dress up

deduce: to draw a conclusion from given facts

encumber: to weigh down or burden; impede the action of

fraught: full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)

haphazard: marked by lack of plan, order or direction

incontrovertible: impossible to dispute; unquestionable

inexplicable: hard to explain or impossible to understand

ingenious: marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness

laggard: one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler

sustenance: something that provides nourishment; food needed to live

torrid: intensely hot and dry; burning with passion

traverse: to pass over, across, or through

ubiquitous: appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places

zenith: the highest point; the peak; the point in the sky directly above the observer


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