Wordly Wise Quiz: Lesson #1

To stir up or urge on; to provoke.

A group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest.

Not stopping or slowing down; constant.

A basic principle or skill.

A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around them, rather than on her or his own feelings.

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire.

Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.

Sharpness or harshness of manner

1. To weaken or ruin by degrees. 2. To attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means.

Behaving in a wild and unruly manner