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BPSWordly Wise 310
Term | Definition |
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ail (v.) | To cause sickness, pain, or trouble. |
ailment (n.) | An illness; a disease. |
ailing (adj.) | In poor health. |
banish (v.) | To force someone out of the country. |
banish (v.) | To get rid of completely. |
communicate (v.) | To make known; to give or exchange information. |
communication (n.) | The exchange of information between people. |
communicative (adj.) | Willing to speak; eager to talk. |
console (v.) | To make less sad; to comfort. |
consolation (n.) | Comfort. |
cower (v.) | To shrink from, as if from fear. |
deliberate (adj.) | Carefully thought out; not hasty. |
deliberate (v.) | to think carefully in order to make up one's mind. |
depth (n.) | Distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness. |
depths (n., pl) | The innermost part of the deepest part. |
desire (v.) | To wish for; to want very much. |
desire (n.) | A strong wish. |
desirable (adj.) | Pleasing, agreeable. |
livelihood (n.) | The means of supporting oneself. |
misfortune (n.) | Bad luck; trouble. |
misfortune (n.) | An unlucky event. |
orphan (n.) | A child whose parents are dead. |
precipice (n.) | A very high steep cliff. |
precipitous (adj.) | Very steep. |
precipitous (adj.) | Hasty; abrupt; done without careful thought. |
regain (v.) | To get back. |
slay (v.) | To kill violently. |
symptom (n.) | A sign of something. |