wordly wise 3000 lesson11
Amnesia
A loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury. A gap in one's memory.
After he accident she has amnesia and can't remember her name.
Appease
To bring to a state of peace or quiet.
She was breathing quickly and tried to appease herself.
Attrition
A gradual reduction in numbers of loss of strength.
She exercised hard to lose high attrition rate.
Debacle
A sudden collapse, downfall, or failure
The event was something of a debacle
Defoliate
To strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it. equestrian
We should defoliate the Earth where lighter-colored soils lay.
Expunge
To obliterate or erase completely.
Unless they expunge terrorism, they will pay a much higher price
Hackneyed
Commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse.
She writes hackneyed stories for a local newspaper
Opprobrium
Scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior.
There are many things in this life that bring with them no moral opprobrium
Proviso
A statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction.
He lent the money on the Proviso that I pay him back within one month.
Sully
To soil, tarnish, or besmirch
Their bad behavior sully their parent’s name.
Tactile
Relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch.
First, reading books is a tactile experience.
Upbraid
To scold or criticize severely; to find fault with.
His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed
Verdant
Green with vegetation; covered with green plants.
When the trees are still verdant, we promise to go to a trip.
Vertex
The point opposite and farthest from the base; summit.
It was as acute as the vertex of an isosceles triangle
A loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury. A gap in one's memory.
After he accident she has amnesia and can't remember her name.
Appease
To bring to a state of peace or quiet.
She was breathing quickly and tried to appease herself.
Attrition
A gradual reduction in numbers of loss of strength.
She exercised hard to lose high attrition rate.
Debacle
A sudden collapse, downfall, or failure
The event was something of a debacle
Defoliate
To strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it. equestrian
We should defoliate the Earth where lighter-colored soils lay.
Expunge
To obliterate or erase completely.
Unless they expunge terrorism, they will pay a much higher price
Hackneyed
Commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse.
She writes hackneyed stories for a local newspaper
Opprobrium
Scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior.
There are many things in this life that bring with them no moral opprobrium
Proviso
A statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction.
He lent the money on the Proviso that I pay him back within one month.
Sully
To soil, tarnish, or besmirch
Their bad behavior sully their parent’s name.
Tactile
Relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch.
First, reading books is a tactile experience.
Upbraid
To scold or criticize severely; to find fault with.
His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed
Verdant
Green with vegetation; covered with green plants.
When the trees are still verdant, we promise to go to a trip.
Vertex
The point opposite and farthest from the base; summit.
It was as acute as the vertex of an isosceles triangle