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Wordly Wise Book 3 Lesson 17 Definitions

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corrodeto eat or wear away
corrosionthe process of wearing away
debrisbroken, scattered remains
debrislitter; rubbish
elatedhappy and excited
elationfeeling of great joy
exploita brave and daring act
exploitan adventure
exploitto make full use of
exploitto utilize
exploitto use in a selfish way; to take advantage of
leewayan extra amount of time that allows some freedom
miniatureon a small scale
miniaturea small copy of something
mobilean artistic structure that has parts that move easily and this is sometimes hung up
mobileeasily moved
onseta start or a beginning
oozesoft, watery mud as at the bottom of a lake or sea
oozeto leak out slowly
patheticcausing feelings of pity or sorrow
patheticheld in low esteem; arousing scorn
preliminarycoming at the beginning; coming before the main event
questa hunt or a search
restrainto hold back
restrainto keep under control
restrainta holding back or keeping under control
salvageto save from destruction or loss
salvageproperty saved from loss
scourto clean by scrubbing hard
scourto search thoroughly