Vocab4-10
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- ponderous
- adj. Heavy and slow-moving.
- nimble
- adj. 1. Able to move quickly and easily. 2. Showing quickness of thinking;clever
- monitor
- v. To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note. n. A video screen used to display information.
- assert
- v. To say firmly; to declare.
- docile
- adj. Well behaved; easy to handle.
- dwindle
- v. To keep on becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount.
- lethal
- adj. Causing, or capable of causing, death.
- vigilant
- adj. Watchful; ready for danger.
- blithe
- adj. 1. Cheerful; carefree. 2. Not showing proper care; heedless.
- avert
- v. 1. To turn away. 2. To keep from happening.
- mutilate
- v. To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out.
- aquatic
- adj. 1. Growing or living in or on water. 2. Done in or upon water.
- bleak
- adj. 1. Without much hope. 2. Cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather.
- plight
- n. A difficult or dangerous condition or situation.
- verge
- n. An edge, border or brink. v. To come close to the edge or border of.