Lesson 8

Wordly Wise

14 cards·by avalula1

Assemble

To bring together into a group

Banquet

A large meal for many people; a feast

Cargo

The load carried by a plane or ship

Cask

A barrel-shapped container, especially one for holding liquids

Celebrate

To honor something in a special way

Decrease

To become smaller or less

Desperate

Reckless because of feelings of despair

Edible

Safe or fit to be eaten

Frivolous

Not serious or important; silly

Harvest

The gathering of ripe crops for a season

Hew

To chop down or cut with blows from an ax

Hostile

Unfriendly; of or like and enemy

Pledge

To make a serious promise

Prosper

To succeed, especially in terms of money