Worldly Wise Lesson 3 Word List PDF
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This document is a word list with definitions for words related to worldly topics. It is suitable for secondary school students learning English.
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Worldly Wise Lesson 3 1. Abundant - adj - more than enough; plentiful 2. Abundance - n - a great amount 3. Arid - adj - having little or no rainfall; very dry 4. Distinct - adj a. not the same; different or separate b. Unmistakable; definite 5. Graze - v...
Worldly Wise Lesson 3 1. Abundant - adj - more than enough; plentiful 2. Abundance - n - a great amount 3. Arid - adj - having little or no rainfall; very dry 4. Distinct - adj a. not the same; different or separate b. Unmistakable; definite 5. Graze - v a. To feed on growing grass b. To touch lightly in passing 6. Hectic - adj - full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion 7. Horde - n - a large group or crowd, especially one on the move 8. Humid - adj - having a large amount of water or moisture in the air 9. Humidity - n - the amount of moisture in the air 10. Incredible - adj - hard or impossible to believe 11. Inhabit - v - to live in or on 12. Inhabitant - n - a person or animal that lives in a certain place 13. Peninsula - n - a piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water 14. Rural - adj - of or relating to the country and the people who live there 15. Sanctuary - n a. A place of safety or shelter b. Protection offered by such a place 16. Splendor - n - magnificence; brilliance of appearance 17. Splendid - adj - very impressive; magnificent 18. Squalor - n - filth; misery 19. Squalid - adj - dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect 20. Terrain - n a. An area of land; a region b. The surface features of a region