Rp Wordly Wise 4

Front 1

aloft

Back 1

up in the air, especially in flight

Front 2

attain

Back 2

1. to reach; to arrive at (Redwood trees attain heights of over 300 feet)

2. to achieve (Isaiah attained his goal of making it to football payoffs.)

Front 3

buffet

Back 3

1. a piece of furniture that holds plates and bowls.

2. A meal laid out were you serve yourself. {Old Country Buffet}

3. (v)to pound repeatedly

Front 4

elude

Back 4

1. elusive: hard to find or capture (like a butterfly without a net)

2. hard to explain or get someone to understand

Front 5

flammable

Back 5

able to catch fire easily

Front 6

hover

Back 6

to remain in place over an object, like a hummingbird or a helicopter

Front 7

inflate

Back 7

to fill with air or other gas

Front 8

jeopardy

Back 8

1. danger (People who drive too fast put themselves in jeopardy.)

2. to put in danger of loss or injury (Smokers jeopardize their health.)

Front 9

moor

Back 9

1. (v) to hold in place with ropes or anchors

2. (n) a place to tie up a boat

Front 10

plummet

Back 10

(v) to fall suddenly toward the earth

Front 11

pollutes

Back 11

(v) to make impure or dirty

(n) pollution, the action of polluting

Front 12

propel

Back 12

to push or drive forward

Front 13

stationary

Back 13

1. not moving ( a stationary bike)

2. not changing ( my height has been stationary for many years.)

Front 14

superb

Back 14

highest quality; grand; splendid

Front 15

swivel

Back 15

(n) fastening that allows things to turn

(v) to turn freely around a fixed point (Owls can swivel their heads.)