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Aquatic |
adj. Going or living in or on water. Water lilies are aquatic plants. 2. Done in or upon water. Swimming is an aquatic sport. |
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Assert |
v. To say firmly; to declare. Charlie asserted that the money entrusted to him was in a safe place. |
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Assertion |
n. A firm statement or declaration. No one challenged her assertion that Tuckerman's Ravine was too dangerous to hike. No one challenged her assertion that Tuckerman's Ravine was too dangerous to hike. |
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Assertive |
adj. Self-assured; bold and confident. Because of his assertive manner, he was able to obtain an interview for the summer job. |
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Avert |
v. To turn away. I averted my eyes from the scary scenes in the movie. 2. To keep from happening. The driver averted an accident by hitting the brake. |
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Bleak |
adj. Without much hope. The family's future looks bleak when both parents lost their jobs. 2. Cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather. Penguins seem to flourish in Antarctica's bleak climate. |
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Blithe |
adj. Cheerful; carefree. The children's blithe mood is contagious. 2. Not showing proper care; heedless. The driver showed a blithe indifference for the safety of others on the highway. |
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Docile |
adj. Well-behaved; easy to handle. Because it was my first attempt at riding I was given the most docile horse in the stable. |
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Dwindle |
v. To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount |
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Lethal |
adj. Causing, or capable of causing death. A rattlesnake's bite can be lethal. |
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Monitor |
v. To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note. Some cities monitor the amount of pollution in the air. n. A video screen used to display information. The librarian checked the monitor to see if the book was checked out. |
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Mutilate |
v. To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out. Bakari had to mutilate the old book to use it as a base for his diorama. |
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Nimble |
adj. Able to move quickly and easily. Trinity's nimble fingers plucked the harp strings with amazing speeds. 2. Showing quickness of thinking; clever. It takes a nimble mind to solve such a difficult problem. |
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Plight |
n. A difficult or dangerous condition or situation. The plight of homeless people was the principal subject of tonight's evening news. |
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Ponderous |
adj. Heavy and slow moving. The elephant made its way with ponderous steps through the water. |
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Verge |
n. An edge, border, or brink. After being on the verge of extinction, the bald eagle made a remarkable comeback in the 1980s. v. To come close to the edge or border of. The story is not merely silly, it verges on the ridiculous. |
