Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10 Lesson 10

WORDLY WISE VOCAB LESSON 10!

15 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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Attest
Too declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate
Axiom
A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious
Churlish
Lacking good manners; rude, impolite
Concoct
To make up, prepare, or invent 
Derivative
Something that grow out of or results from an earlier form or condition
Differentiate
1. To see the difference; to distinguish2. To be or make different 
Disparage
To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner
Dissipate
1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered2. To spend or use foolishly
Esoteric
Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people
Olfactory
Relating to the sense of smell
Plethora
Too great a number; an excess
Refurbish
To make like new
Secrete
1. To produce and give off2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal
Vagary
A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action
Volatile
1. Evaporating quickly.2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable