| A | B |
|---|
| aquatic | growing or living in or on water |
| assert | to say firmly, declare, bold, confident |
| avert | to turn away, to keep from happening |
| bleak | without much hope |
| blithe | cheerful, carefree; not showing proper care |
| docile | well behaved, easy to handle |
| dwindle | to keep becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount |
| lethal | causing, or capable of causing death |
| monitor | to watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note; avideo screen used to discplay information |
| mutilate | to hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out. |
| nimble | able to move quickly or easily; showing quickness in thinking; clever |
| plight | a difficult or dangerous condition or situation |
| ponderous | heavy and slow moving |
| verge | an edge, border, or brink; to come close to the edge or border of |
| vigilant | watchful, ready for danger |
| defenestration | the act of throwing a thing or especially a person out of a window, hurl, toss |
| dehydrate | to depive of water |
| articulate | capable of speech, to utter clearly |
| credible | worthy of belief, believeable, honest |
| trudge | to walk laboriously, drag, schlepp |
