Unit 10
Wordly Wise Vocabulary Words
ail
ail | (verb)- to cause sickness, pain, or trouble |
| The child went to the doctor to find out what was ailing him. |
banish
banish | (verb) - to get rid of (verb) - to force someone out |
| The cooks banished the rats from the kitchen. |
communicate
communicate | (verb) - to give information |
| The students had to communicate to solve the problem. |
console
console | (verb) - to comfort or make someone feel less sad |
| The girl consoled her brother when he fell off the bike. |
cower
cower | (verb) - to shrink from something when feeling afraid |
| The puppy cowered near the tree when he saw the bear. |
deliberate
deliberate | (adjective) – carefully thought out (verb) - to think carefully about something |
| The choice the teacher made was very deliberate. The team met to deliberate their next play. |
depth
depth | (noun) - distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness |
| The diver carefully investigated the depth of the water. |
desire
desire | (verb) - to wish for (noun) - a strong wise |
| The students desired an extra recess. I have a desire to be a paleontologist when I grow up. |
livelihood
livelihood | (noun) - how someone supports themselves; job or way to make money |
| Their livelihood was teaching. |
misfortune
misfortune | (noun) - bad luck or trouble |
| The player had the misfortune of hurting his arm before the big game. |
orphan
orphan | (noun) - a child whose parents have died |
| The child lived with his aunt because he was an orphan. |
precipice
precipice | (noun) - a very high and steep cliff |
| The hikers ate their lunch near the precipice to enjoy the view. |
regain
regain | (verb) - to get back |
| I was able to regain my strength after I was sick. |
slay
slay | (verb) - to kill |
| The hero slayed the dragon to save the people. |
symptom
symptom | (noun) - a sign of something |
| Headaches can be a symptom of hunger. |