Lesson 10 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Assert

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To say Firmly

Bold and confident

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Aquatic

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Growing or living in water

Done in or upon water

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Avert

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To turn away

To keep from happening

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Bleak

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Without much hope

Cold and dreary

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Blithe

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Cheerful and carefree

Not showing proper care

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Docile

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Well behaved and easy to handle

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Dwindle

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To keep it becoming less

To grow smaller

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Lethal

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Causing or capable of death

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Monitor

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To watch carefully

A video screen that displays information

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Mutilate

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To hurt or damaged by cutting into

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Nimble

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To move quickly

To show quickness

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Plight

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A difficult or dangerous condition or situation

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Ponderous

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Heavy and slow moving

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Verge

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And edge border or brink

To come close to the edge of.

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Vigilant

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Watchful and ready for danger

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