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Wordly Wise 4
Lesson 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. Carfully 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 or 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 and steep cliff. |
| precipitous | Adj. Very steep. |
| precipitous | Adj. Hasty; abrupt; done without careful thought. |
| regain | V. To get back. |
| slay | V. To kill violently. (slain is past tense) |
| symptoms | N. A sign of something. |