| A | B |
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| aquatic (adj) | Growing or living in or on water. Done in or upon water. |
| assert (v) | To say firmly; to declare. |
| avert (v) | To turn away. To keep from happening. |
| bleak (adj) | Without much hope. Cold and dreary;exposed to cold winds and bad weather. |
| blithe (adj) | Cheerful; carefree. Not showing proper care; heedless. |
| docile (adj) | Well behaved; easy to handle. |
| dwindle (v) | To keep on becoming less;to grow smaller in number or amount. |
| lethal (adj) | Causing, or capable of causing, death. |
| monitor (v) | To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note. |
| monitor (n) | A video screen used to display information. |
| mutilate (v) | To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out. |
| nimble (v) | Able to move quickly and easily. |
| nimble (adj) | Showing quickness of thinking; clever. |
| plight (n) | A difficult or dangerous condition or situation. |
| ponderous (adj) | Heavy and slow-moving. |
| verge (n) | An edge, border, or brink. |
| verge (v) | To come close to the edge or border of. |
| vigilant (adj) | Watchful; ready for danger. |
| assertion (n) | A firm statement or declaration. |
| assertive (adj) | Self-assured; bold and confident. |
| blithely (adv) | In a carefree manner. |
| vigilant | Health authorities remain ________ for any signs of the epidemic's return. |
| verges | The story is not merely silly; it ______ on ridiculous. |
| verge | After being on the _____ of extinction, the bald eagle made a remarkable comeback in the 1980s. |
| ponderous | The elephant made its way with _________ steps through the clearing. |
| plight | The ______ of homeless people was the principal subject of tonight's news. |
| nimble | It takes a ______ mind to solve such a difficult problem. |
| mutilate | Steel traps are cruel because they ________ the animals caught in them. |
| monitor | Some cities _______ the amount of pollution in the air. |
| lethal | A rattlesnake's bite can be ______. |
| dwindled | My hopes of winning the arm wrestling match ________ when I saw the size of my opponent's muscles. |
| docile | Because it was my first attempt at riding, I was given the most ______ horse in the stable. |
| blithely | I was reminded of her highly positive attitude when she walked ________ out the door. |
| blithe | The children's ______ mood is captured beautifully in the Renior painting. |
| bleak | Penguins seem to flourish in Antarctica's _____ climate. |
| averted | I _______ my eyes from the scary scenes in the movie. |
| assertive | Because of his _________ manner, he was able to obtain an interview for the job. |
| assertion | No one challenged the _________ that Tuckerman's Ravine was too dangerous to ski. |
| asserted | Charles ________ that the money entrusted to him was in a safe place. |
| aquatic | Water lilies are ________ plants. |
