Wordly Wise Book 5 Lesson 16 Flashcards
V. To take for granted, to suppose
Assume
V. To give up a high office
Abdicate
V. To take over, to occupy
Assume
V. To pretend to have
Assume
V. To do something badly or without skill
Bungle
V. To rule or control to have a very important place or position
Dominate
V. To rise above
Dominate
Adj. coming before in time, having been at an earlier time
Former
N. The first of two just mentioned
Former
N. One who protects
Guardian
N. One who legally has the care of another person
Guardian
V. To lift or raise, especially by using a rope
Hoist
N. Something used to lift, as a crane or pulley
Hoist
V. To stop or seize something while it is on it’s way somewhere
Intercept
N. The celebration of an anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary or beyond
Jubilee
Adj. related by birth or marriage
Kin
N. Relatives , Family
Kinfolk, kin
The person most closely related to someone
Next of kin
V. To forgive
Pardon
V. To free from legal punishment
Pardon
N. The act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment
Pardon
V. To make known publicly, to announce
Proclaim
V. To annoy or make angry
Provoke
V. To call forth, to rouse
Provoke
Adj. calling forth anger, amusement of thoughtfulness, trying to cause a response
Provoke
V. To rule as a king or queen
Reign
V. To be widespread
Reign
N. The rule of a king or queen, the time during which a person rules
Reign
N. Public disorder or violence
Riot
N. A great and seemingly disordered quantity of something
Riot
V. To take part in a disorder
Riot