Vocabulary Lesson: Expanding Your Lexicon with Intriguing Words
Enhance your vocabulary with definitions and examples of compelling words such as "demesne," "populous," "imperiously," "sated," "insular," "progeny," "deft," and more in this educational chapter.
Vocabulary Lesson: Expanding Your Lexicon with Intriguing Words
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COTW Chapter 1 Vocabulary • demesne (1): domain • populous (2): with many people; well-populated • imperiously (2): like a king • sated (2): filled up; full • insular (2): protected; inexperienced • progeny (3): children; offspring • deft (3): skilled • futilely (3): unsuccessfully • vilely (3): rudely • hydrophobia (4): rabies • impending (5): soon to happen • calamity (5): disaster • surcharged (7): charged over normal price • slaver (7): saliva; slobber • primitive (8): early, not sophisticated, raw, uncivilized • dormant (8): hidden, buried, sleeping • cunning (8): wisdom, experienced