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Wordly Wise 4, Ch.10
Tokoyo and athe Sea Monster
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ail | to cause sickness, pain, or trouble |
| ailment | an illness; a disease |
| ailing | in poor health |
| banish | 1. to force someone out of the country 2. to get rid of completely |
| communicate | to make known; to give or exchange information |
| communication | the exchange of information between people |
| communicative | willing to speak; eager to talk |
| console | to make less sad; so comfort |
| consolation | comfort |
| cower | to shrink from, as if from fear |
| deliberate | adj. carefully thought out; not hasty v. to think carefully in order to make up one's mind |
| depth | distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness |
| desire | v. to wish for; to want very much n. a strong wish |
| desirable | pleasing, agreeable |
| livelihood | the means of supporting oneself |
| misfortune | 1. bad luck; trouble 2. an unlucky event |
| orphan | a child whose parents are dead |
| precipice | a very high and steep cliff |
| precipitous | 1. very steep 2. hasty; abrupt; done without careful thought |
| regain | to get back |
| slay | to kill violently |
| slain | to have been killed violently |
| symptom | a sign of something |