Wordly Wise Lesson 12

Question 1

Power or knowledge, skill

Answer 1

ability

Question 2

friendly, good-natured and pleasant.

Answer 2

amiable

Question 3

complete Joy or happiness

Answer 3

bliss

Question 4

to touch in a tender or loving way

a tender loving touch or hug

Answer 4

caress

Question 5

v. to grasp or hold tightly to

n. the part of a machine that connects or disconnect the power from the rest of the machine

Answer 5

clutch

Question 6

to persuade or urge in a gentle way

Answer 6

coax

Question 7

very, very angry

very fast, strong, or wild

Answer 7

furious

Question 8

a movement of the arm or hand.
something done to show one’s feelings.
to make a movement of the arm or hand.

Answer 8

gesture

Question 9

to be sad and gloomy,

to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure.

Answer 9

mope

Question 10

to like better, to choose first.

Answer 10

prefer

Question 11

to get back to a normal state; to get well again.

To get back what was lost or stolen.

Answer 11

recover

Question 12

to take the place of.

to put back in place.

Answer 12

replace

Question 13

to ask for.

the thing asked for.

Answer 13

request

Question 14

to set or keep apart.

Not together, not joined.

Answer 14

separate

Question 15

to take special pains to avoid, to keep away from.

Answer 15

shun