Wordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 10

What does the word 'aquatic' mean?

• Able to move quickly and easily

• Done in or upon water

• Growing or living in or on water

• Heavy and slow moving

What does the word 'assert' mean?

• To say firmly; to declare

• To turn away

• Causing, or capable of causing, death

• Well behaved; easy to handle

What does the word 'blithe' mean?

• Cheerful; carefree

• Cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather

• Heavy and slow moving

• Able to move quickly and easily

What does the word 'docile' mean?

• Well behaved; easy to handle

• To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount

• Able to move quickly and easily

• Causing, or capable of causing, death

What does the word 'dwindle' mean?

• To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount

• An edge, border, or brink

• Watchful; ready for danger

• To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out

What does the word 'lethal' mean?

• An edge, border, or brink

• A difficult or dangerous condition or situation

• To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note

• Causing, or capable of causing, death

What does the word 'monitor' mean?

• To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note

• To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount

• Able to move quickly and easily

• Well behaved; easy to handle

What does the word 'mutilate' mean?

• To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out

• A difficult or dangerous condition or situation

• To turn away

• An edge, border, or brink

What does the word 'nimble' mean?

• Well behaved; easy to handle

• To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out

• Able to move quickly and easily

• To say firmly; to declare

What does the word 'plight' mean?

• To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note

• To say firmly; to declare

• Cheerful; carefree

• A difficult or dangerous condition or situation