Wordly Wise 9 list - lesson 4

adage: an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb

camaraderie: good will and warm feelings among friends

contend: v: to struggle with; to maintain or assert; n: a conflict or struggle; a point made in an argument

extraneous: not necessary; irrelevant

hubbub: noisy confusion; uproar

meander: to follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly

odoriferous: having or giving off a smell

paraphernalia: personal belongings; equipment associated with a particular activity

punctilious: careful of an attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior

recuperate: to regain health or strength

regale: to entertain or delight

sedentary: doing or requiring a lot of sitting

Spartan: marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

temporal: relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

wry: turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor; amusing in a quiet but sharp way

Wordly Wise 9 list - lesson 3

allude: to refer to in an indirect way

consecrate: to set apart as holy; to dedicate to a cause; to devote

disseminate: to scatter or spread widely

dote: to show excessive fondness for

exhort: to urge strongly; to warn or appeal

feckless: careless or irresponsible

implicate: to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

lament: to feel or express grief

monetary: of relating to money or currency

pensive: deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful

pomp: a showy or dignified display

stilted: artificially stiff or formal in manner

subjugate: to bring under control; to conquer

trauma: a severe bodily injury; emotional shock

wanton: ignoring what is right; excessive or unrestrained; playful or frolicsome

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

Wordly Wise 9 list - Lesson 1

Want to learn a few vocabulary words with Lionel? Here's your chance. Of course you may know most of these words, but it's always nice to review them now and then...it keeps our brains young!!!

bewail: to express deep regret or sorrow over

destitute: without resources or possessions, lacking

detract: to take away, especially from the value, beauty or importance of

emancipate: to set free from slavery; to liberate

extol: to praise highly

flamboyant: excessively showy; unrestrained

impetus: a driving force; anything that causes an action, increased activity resulting from a driving force

insuperable: incapable of being overcome or defeated

intermittent: not continuous; happening at intervals

maxim: a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying

obligatory: required or demanded

plumb: to measure the depth of water, reach the deepest part of, understand by examining closely; to solve

vagabond: a person who wanders from place to place

visage: a face, especially one that expresses feelings

wheedle: to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise; to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise