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Vocabulary Five
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agile | capable of moving quickly and easily; nimble; spry |
| agile | acrobats; Bruce Lee; hurdle jumpers |
| docile | capable of being easily instructed; teachable; obedient; submissive |
| docile | Southern belles; monks; dolphins |
| facile | capable of being easily done; easy; effortless |
| facile | swinging in a hammock; tic tac toe; making toast |
| fragile | capable of being easily broken or damaged; delicate; fragile |
| fragile | eggs; a bull in a china shop; babies |
| juvenile | having to do with young people; immature; childish |
| juvenile | gangs; "Dumb and Dumber"; Teletubbies |
| mercantile | having to do with trade or merchants; commercial |
| mercantile | flea market; Gucci; Black Friday |
| tactile | having to do with the sense of touch; tangible; palpable |
| tactile | play dough; bed of nails; worms |
| textile | suitable for weaving; cloth; fabric |
| textile | silk; cotton; looms |
| versatile | able to do many things well; having many uses; adaptable |
| versatile | Deion Sanders; Justin Timberlake; scarves |
| volatile | likely to shift unpredictably; unstable; inconstant |
| volatile | moody people; some couples; stock market |