Unit 10 Flashcards
Growing or living or on water
Done in or upon water
Aquatic
To say firmly; to declare
Bold and confident
Assert
To turn away
To keep from happening
Avert
Without much hope
Cold and dreary
Bleak
Cheerful; careless
heedless
Blithe
Well behaved; easy to handle
Docile
To continue becoming less; to grow smaller in number or account
Dwindle
Causing or capable of causing death
Lethal
To watch closely and frequently
A video screen used to display information
Monitor
To hurt or damage by cutting off
Multilate
Able to move quickly and easily
Clever
Nimble
A difficult or dangerous condition or situation
Plight
Heavy and slow moving
Ponderous
An edge, border, or brink
To come close to the edge
Verge
Watchful; ready for danger
Vigilant