Wordly Wise Lesson 1 8th grade

Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed

• avid

• brusque

• concise

• demean

abrupt in manner or speech; gruff

• avid

• brusque

• concise

• demean

short and to the point

• avid

• brusque

• concise

• demean

to cause a lowering self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character

• avid

• brusque

• concise

• demean

to try to equal; to imitate

• despicable

• emulate

• evoke

• excruciating

deserving contempt or scorn

• despicable

• emulate

• evoke

• excruciating

1. to call forth; to produce

2. to bring to mind, often by suggestion

• despicable

• emulate

• evoke

• excruciating

very painful

• despicable

• emulate

• evoke

• excruciating

1. to install in office with a formal ceremony

2. to begin officially or mark the opening of

• inaugurate

• pervade

• proprietor

• pseudonym

to spread throughout

• inaugurate

• pervade

• proprietor

• pseudonym