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Wordly Wise Lesson 7
Book 5
colony
• A group of people, animals, or plants living close together.
• A group of people who settle in a new land and have legal ties to the country they came from.
compensate
• To make up for, to be equivalent to.• To pay for
deposit
• To lay down• To put money into a bank account
or to give as partial payment.
fascinate
• To attract• To strongly hold the interest of
feeble
• Having little strength• Weak• Not very believable or satisfying
formal• Following rules or
customs, often in an exact and proper way.
• Suitable for events where strict standards of dress and behavior are expected.
frigid
• Very cold• Lacking a warm manner; unfriendly
harsh• Rough and
unpleasant to the senses.
• Causing pain; cruel• Not suitable for
living things
huddle• To crowd together• To curl one’s limbs up
close to one’s body• A closely packed group
remote
• Far away in time or space.• Slight or faint.• Controlled indirectly or from a
distance.• Distant in manner.
resemble
• To be like or similar to.
rigid
• Stiff and unbending; not flexible.
solitary
• Being alone; lacking the company of others.
• Being the only one.
substantial
• Strong; solid• Great in value or size.
waddle
• To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side.
• An awkward, clumsy walk.