Wordly Wise 6.4 Vocabulary

flammable

(adjective) easily catches fire Dry wood is highly flammable.

stationary

(adjective) not moving (adjective) not changing Have you seen the stationary human statues in the city? They hardly move at all!

superb

(adjective) of the highest quality; grand; splendid; wonderful The boys had a superb time at the pumpkin farm.

aloft

(adverb) Up in the air The hot air balloon stayed aloft.

swivel

(noun) a fastening that allows any part joined to it to swing freely (verb) to turn freely around a fixed point Children love to swivel around in their chairs until they get dizzy.

jeopardy

(noun) danger jeopardize (verb) to put in danger of loss or injury The boy's life was in jeopardy when he ran in front of a car to get his ball.

buffet

(noun) furniture used for storing plates, dishes and bowls (noun) a meal where guests serve themselves (verb) to hit repeatedly; to batter At Thanksgiving, I set up a buffet.

elude

(verb) to escape by being quick or clever elusive (adverb) hard to find or capture elusive (adverb) hard to explain The football player eluded the other team's attempts to tackle him.

plummet

(verb) to fall suddenly toward the earth or a lower level The man plummeted off the cliff and into the water.

inflate

(verb) to fill with air or gas My dad had to inflate all the balloons for the party.

moor

(verb) to hold in place with ropes or anchors mooring (noun) a place to tie down a boat or plane We moored our boat to a tree so it would not float away.

pollute

(verb) to make dirty or impure pollution (noun) the act of polluting Plastic bottles pollute our beaches and oceans.

propel

(verb) to push or drive forward The little girl propelled the stroller over the sand.

attain

(verb) to reach, arrive at (verb) to achieve The little girl attained the "Student of the Year" award.

hover

(verb) to stay in place over something or some place The helicopter hovered over my house for a long time.