WOW 6

asylum

• place of refuge (n.)

• a type of government (n.)

• a medical facility (n.)

• a legal document (n.)

bivouac

• a temporary encampment (n.)

• a type of military strategy

• a form of outdoor cooking

• a style of tent used in camping

ostentation

• boastful display (n.)

• humble presentation (n.)

• subtlety in behavior (n.)

• modest appearance (n.)

jocularity

• joking good humor (n.)

• a serious demeanor (n.)

• a state of confusion (n.)

• a type of dance (n.)

extricate

• to set free (v.)

• to complicate (v.)

• to confine (v.)

• to ignore (v.)

sublime

• noble; inspiring (adj.)

• ordinary; unremarkable (adj.)

• simple; plain (adj.)

• common; mundane (adj.)

extort

• to obtain by threat or violence (v.)

• to give freely without expectation (v.)

• to negotiate a deal (v.)

• to refuse to comply (v.)

efface

• to erase; to wipe out (v.)

• to enhance; to improve (v.)

• to create; to build (v.)

• to observe; to watch (v.)

inert

• motionless (adj.)

• active (adj.)

• dynamic (adj.)

• lively (adj.)

parsimony

• stinginess (n.)

• generosity (n.)

• extravagance (n.)

• lavishness (n.)