Wordly Wise chapter 10
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RobertTHompson211 on July 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aquatic | Growing or living in or on water |
| Assert | To say firmly; to declare |
| Avert | To turn away, To keep from happening |
| Bleak | without much hope, cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather |
| Blithe | Cheerful; carefree |
| Docile | Well behaved; easy to handle |
| Dwindle | To keep on becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount |
| Lethal | Causing, or capable of causing death |
| Monitor | To watch closely and frequently;to observe and make note. |
| Mutilate | To hurt or damage by cutting into,cutting off, or cutting out |
| Nimble | Able to move quickly and easily |
| plight | A difficult or dangerous condition or situation |
| Ponderous | Heavy and slow moving |
| Verge | An edge, border, or brink |
| Vigilant | Watchful; ready for danger |
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