Wordly Wise Lesson 4

adv. Up in the air, especially in flight

• Aloft

• Plummet

• Elude

• Moor

v. 1. To reach at.

2. To achieve.

• Propel

• Attain

• Elude

• Aloft

n. 1. A piece of furniture with drawers and shelves for storage and display of plates, dishes, and bowls.

2. A meal laid out for guests to help themselves.

v. To pound repeatedly; to batter

• Propel

• Aloft

• Moor

• Buffet

v. To escape be being quick or clever.

adj. 1 Hard to find or capture.

2. Hard to explain or make clear.

• Moor/Mooring

• Swivel

• Elude/Elusive

• Inflate/Inflation

adj. Able to catch fire easily.

• Flammable

• Aloft

• Attain

• Superb

v. To remain in place over an object or location.

• Aloft

• Hover

• Moor

• Elude

v. To fill with air or other gas.

• Inflate

• Aloft

• Moor

• Plummet

n. Danger.

v. To put in danger of loss or injury.

• Propel

• Elude/Elusive

• Inflate/Inflation

• Jeopardy/Jeopardize

v. To hold in place with ropes or anchors.

n. A place to which a boat or aircraft can be moored.

• Moor/Mooring

• Elude/Elusive

• Jeopardy/Jeopardize

• Swivel

v. To fall suddenly toward the earth or to a lower level; to plunge.

• Aloft

• Plummet

• Attain

• Propel