Wordly Wise #12

ability

• to be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure

• a movement of the arm or hand

• power or knowledge; skill

• to grasp or hold tightly to

amiable

• friendly; good natured and pleasant

• very, very, angry

• to take the place of

• to get back to a normal state; to get well again

caress

• to ask for

• to like better; to choose first

• to persuade or urge in a gentle way

• to touch in a tender or loving way

clutch

• to grasp or hold tightly to

• to set or keep apart

• to take special plans to avoid; to keep away from

• to be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure

coax

• very, very, angry

• to like better; to choose first

• to persuade or urge in a gentle way

• to like better; to choose first

furious

• complete joy or happiness

• to take the place of

• to set or keep apart

• very, very, angry

gesture

• a movement of the arm or hand

• to touch in a tender or loving way

• to like better; to choose first

• to ask for

mope

• to grasp or hold tightly to

• to be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure

• to persuade or urge in a gentle way

• power or knowledge; skill

prefer

• a movement of the arm or hand

• to like better; to choose first

• complete joy or happiness

• to persuade or urge in a gentle way

recover

• to get back to a normal state; to get well again

• to take special pains to avoid; to keep away from

• friendly; good natured and pleasant

• to touch in a tender or loving way