Wordly Wise Book 4: Lesson 10

deliberate

adj. carefully thought out; not hasty v. to think carefully in order to make up one's mind (deliberated)

orphan

n. a child whose parents are dead

symptom

n. a sign of something

precipice

n. a very high and steep cliff adj. very steep (precipitous) hasty; abrupt, done without careful thought

misfortune

n. bad luck; trouble an unlucky event

depth

n. distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness n. the innermost part or the deepest part (depth)

livelihood

n. the means of supporting oneself

ail

v. to cause sickness, pain or trouble n. an illness; a disease (ailment) adj. in poor heath (ailing)

banish

v. to force someone out of the country to get rid of completely

regain

v. to get back

slay

v. to kill violently (slain - past participle)

communicate

v. to make known; to give or exchange information n. the exchange of information between people (communication) adj. willing to speak; eager to talk (communicative)

console

v. to make less sad; to comfort n. comfort (consolation)

cower

v. to shrink from, as if from fear

desire

v. to wish for; to want very much n. a strong wish adj. pleasing, agreeable (desirable)