Lesson 10 - WDO Weeks 28, 29, & 30
Transcript of Lesson 10 - WDO Weeks 28, 29, & 30
aquatic
Clue: related
to water
(adj) 1. growing or
living in water
2. done in or on water
(e.g. aquatic sports)
Mary saved her money
to buy aquatic plants for
her aquarium.
assert
(v) to say firmly, to
declare
assertion: firm statement assertive: bold, confident
CLUE: declare
The suspect repeatedly asserted his
innocence to the police.
avert
(v) 1. to turn away
2. to keep from
happening
CLUE:
1. to stop
The pilot of this flight averted disaster by
landing the damaged plane in the Hudson River.
This boy is
averting his eyes.
bleak
CLUE: dreary
(adj)
1. without much hope
2. cold and dreary;
exposed to bad
weather
Her chances of survival from the
injury were bleak.
In the bleak of winter, most flowers
do not grow.
blithe
CLUE: cheerful; careless
(adj)
1. cheerful, carefree
2. not caring
The teenager’s blithe mood is
captured in the photo above.
After the accident the driver drove off blithely
unaware of the damage to his care.
docile
CLUE: obedient
(adj) well behaved;
easy to handle
I was given the most docile horse to ride during
my first horse-back riding lesson.
dwindle
CLUE: to decrease
The dwindling supplies at a food bank
were a cause for alarm.
(v) to grow smaller
in amount
lethal
CLUE: deadly
(adj) causing, or
capable of causing,
death
A rattlesnake’s bite can be
lethal.
monitor
(v) to watch closely and
frequently; to observe
(n) a video screen
ClUE: (v) observe
(n) screen
Many parents monitor their
children’s internet use.
mutilate
(v) to hurt or damage
by cutting into, cutting
off, or cutting out
CLUE: to damage
If you leave my dog in the house during a thunder
storm, he will mutilate anything he can find.
nimble
CLUE: quick
(adj) 1. able to move
quickly and easily
2. quick-thinking; clever
Jack was nimble; Jack was quick.
Jack jumped over the candlestick.
plight
(n) a difficult or dangerous
condition or situation
CLUE: danger
The news stations showed
continuous coverage yesterday of
the plight of flood victims.
ponderous
CLUE:
heavy and slow
(adj) heavy and
slow-moving
The elephant made its way through
the clearing with ponderous steps.
verge
CLUE: EDGE
(n) an edge or border
(v) to come close to
the edge of
After being on the verge of extinction, the bald eagle
made a remarkable comeback in the 1980s.
The hype over Justin Bieber verges on ridiculous.
vigilant
CLUE: watchful
A watchdog should be
vigilant.
(adj) watchful; ready
for danger