Worldly Wise Book 3 Lesson 4-7
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- fiber
- n. 1. A thin, threadlike part of animal hair or plant tissue; also, an artificial thread that resenmbles this. 2. An arrangement of body cells that forms muscles and nerves. 3. A food substance that provides bulk but is not digested.
- pollunion
- n. The action or polluting the state of being polluted
- attain
- v. To reach; to arrive at. 2. To achieve
- versatile
- adj. Able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways.
- inflate
- v. To fill with air or other gas
- aloft
- adv. Up in the air, especially in flight
- function
- v. To serve a purpose. n. 1. The special purpose something is used for. 2. An important ceremony or gathering
- innate
- adj. Having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned.
- elude
- v. To escape by beig quick or clever,
- evolve
- v. To develop and change gradually over time.
- plummetv.
- to fall suddenly toward the earth or to a lower level; to plunge.
- appreciate
- v. 1. To see wth worth or quality of. 2. To increase in value.
- versatility
- n. The state or condition of being versatile
- superb
- adj. of the highest quality; grand; splendid
- inscribe
- v. To wirte, pring, or etch into as a permanent record.
- tentative
- adj. Not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain
- jeopardize
- v. To put in danger of loss or injury
- apparel
- n. The things that are worn by a person; clothing
- swivel
- n. A fastening that allows any part joined to it to swing freely. v. To turn freely around a fixed point.
- deft
- adj. quick and sure; skillful at handling
- moor
- v. to hold in place with ropes or anchors.
- diligent
- adj. Working with great care and effort
- shed
- v. 1. To lose; to give up 2. To cause to flow. 3. To throw off water without letting it soak through 4. To send out or give off.
- stationary
- adj. 1. Not moving 2. Not changing
- motion
- n. 1. Movement. 2. A suggestion on shich members at a meeting must vote. v. To signal
- propel
- v. to push or drive forward
- eclipse
- n. the total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another. v. To do better than; to outshine
- dissolve
- v. 1. To make or become liquid 2. To bring or come to an end.
- captivate
- v. To please greatly; t win over by special charm.
- elusive
- adj. Hard to find or capture/ 2. Hard to explain or make clear.
- jeopardy
- n. Danger
- inhibit
- v. To prevent from doing something or to prevent from happening
- motionless
- adj. Not moving; stationary
- hatch
- v. 1. To come or to bring forth from an egg. 2. To think up. n. A small opening wiht a door or cover
- transfer
- v. To move, cary, send or change from one person or place to anoter n. 1. The act of transferring 2. A ticket used for transferring from one bus to train to another.
- domesticate
- v. To tame; to bring plants or animals under human control.
- tranquil
- adj. Calm; peaceful
- flammable
- Able to catch fire easily.
- evolution
- n. The changes that take place as something evolves
- shroud
- n. 1. Something that covers or hides from view. 2. Cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial. v. To block from sight.
- posture
- n. 1. The way one holds one's body; a pose or position. v. To assume a particular position, expecially a pretended one.
- minute
- adj. Very small; tiny
- hover
- v. To remain in place over an object or location
- emerge
- v. 1. To come into view; to appear. 2. To become known.
- continuous
- adj. Going on without stopping.
- attire
- n. Clothes, especially fine nad exensive clothes
- inhibited
- adj. Held back because of shyness
- pollute
- v. To make impure or dirty
- sheathe
- v. To cover with something that protects.
- domesticated
- adj. Brought under human control; tamed or cultivated.
- stifl
- v. To cut off the air from; to smother. 2. To hold back; to check
- antic
- n. A playful or funny act
- buffet
- n. 1. A piece of funiure with drawers and shelves for the display of plates, dishes, and bowls. v. To pound repeatedly; to batter