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.