6Th Grade Ww Lesson 13

Front 1

Adapt a'dapt
v-1.To change to fit new conditions
2.To make changes in something to make it useful

Adaptation,n-1.A changing to fit new conditions
2.Something that is changed for something else

Back 1

Whales were once land animals but adapted well to life in the ocean.

Front 2

Deplete dee'pleete
v-To use up

Back 2

Unless we are frugal, we weill deplete our savings by the end of March.

Front 3

Efficient i'fish'ent
adj-Producing results without waste

Back 3

Tube lights are more efficient than light bulbs.

Front 4

Fatigue fa'teege
n-A feeling of tiredness from work or exercise
v-To make or become tired

Back 4

Since my illness, even light work fatigues me.

Front 5

Gait gate'
n-The way a person or animal moves on foot

Back 5

A horse's gait may change as it goees from a walk to a trot.

Front 6

Glare glare'
v-1.To shine with a strong, harsh light
2.To stare angrily at
n-1.A strong, blinding light
2.An angry stare

Glaring,adj-1.Shining with a harsh, brilliant light
2.Very obvious

Back 6

The manager detected a glaring error in the figures.

Front 7

Habitat ha'bi'tat
n-The place or type of place where a plant or animal is normally found

Back 7

The habitatof the saguaro cactus is the desert of Southwest Arizona.

Front 8

Oblivious ob'liv'vee'ous
adj-Not aware of

Oblivion,n-A state of forgetting or being forgotten

Back 8

These tunes sank into the oblivion after the new Broadway show closed.

Front 9

Outmoded out'mo'dead
adj-No longer needed or fashionable

Back 9

The coming of the railroad made the stagecoach an outmoded way to travel.

Front 10

Prominent prom'in'ent
adj-1.Projecting;standing out
2.Very easy to see;easily noticed
3.Famous;well-known

Back 10

The accident victim was asked a prominent lawyer for advice.

Front 11

Quench quench'
v-1.To put out;to extinguish
2.To satisfy with a liquid

Back 11

Water quenches a thrist better than a sweetened soda drink.

Front 12

Rigor riger'
n-1.A condition that makes life difficult
2.Strictness or severity

Rigorous,adj-Severe;extreme
2.Thorough;complete

Back 12

The police cheif enforced the law with rigor.

Front 13

Sear seer'
v-1.To wither;to dry up
2.To burn the surface of with sudden heat

Back 13

A long drought, as well as heat,can sear grass.

Front 14

Transport tranz'port
v-To carry or move from one place to another
n-The act of carrying from one place to another

Back 14

A large truck transports sets of costumes for the company touring with the play.

Front 15

Wend wend'
v-To travel;to go on one's way

Back 15

It took weeks to wend our way over the mountain pass.