WordlyWise Lesson4
Terms
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- jeopardy
- (noun) Danger.
- elusive
- (adj) Hard to find or capture
- elude
- (verb) To escape by being quick or clever.
- jeopardize
- (verb) To put in danger of loss or injury
- propel
- (verb) To push or drive forward.
- jeopardize
- (verb) To put in danger of loss or injury.
- superb
- (adj.) Of the highest quality; grand; splendid.
- mooring
- (noun) A place to which a boat or aircraft can be moored.
- mooring
- (noun) A place to which a boat or aircraft can be fastened or held in place
- flammable
- (adj.) Able to catch fire easily.
- stationary
- (adj.) Not moving. or Not changing.
- aloft
- (adv.) Up in the air, especially in flight.
- hover
- (verb) To remain in place over an object or location.
- inflate
- (verb) To fill with air or other gas.
- elusive
- (adj.) Hard to find or capture. or Hard to explain or make clear.
- buffet
- (verb) To pound repeatedly
- pollution
- (noun) The action of polluting; the state of being polluted.
- pollute
- (verb) To make impure or dirty.
- swivel
- (noun) A fastening that allows any part joined to it to swing freely. or (verb) To turn freely around a fixed point.
- moor
- (verb) To hold in place with ropes or anchors.
- attain
- (verb) To reach; to arrive at. or To achieve.
- elusive
- (verb) hard to explain or make clear
- buffet
- (noun) A piece of furniture with drawers and shelves for the display of plates, dishes and bowls. or A meal laid out for guests to help themselves. or (verb) To pound repeatedly; to batter.
- plummet
- (verb) To fall suddenly toward the earth or to a lower level; to plunge.
- swivel
- (verb) To turn freely around a fixed point