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BPSWordly Wise 34
Term | Definition |
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active (adj.) | Taking part; working. |
active (adj.) | Lively, quick, busy. |
active (adj.) | Moving a lot; moving quickly. |
astound (v.) | To surprise; to amaze. |
astounding (adj.) | Very surprising. |
attend (v.) | To go to or be present at. |
attend (v.) | To pay attention to. |
cherish (v.) | To cling to an idea or feeling. |
cherish (v.) | To take good care of; to love. |
contract (v.) | To make an agreement that has the force of law. |
contract (v.) | To get; to come to have. |
contract (v.) | To make or become smaller. |
contract (n.) | An agreement that has the force of law. |
eager (adj.) | Wanting very much. |
eagerly (adv.) | With a great deal of enthusiasm, wanting. |
expose (v.) | To make known. |
expose (v.) | To open to view. |
expose (v.) | To leave unprotected |
grace (n.) | Beauty of form or movement. |
grace (n.) | A short prayer said before a meal. |
grace (n.) | An extra period to do or pay something. |
graceful (adj.) | Having beauty of movement. |
impose (v.) | To force someone to accept or put up with |
impose (v.) | To take unfair advantage of. |
modest (adj.) | Not thinking too highly of oneself. |
modest (adj.) | Simple, not fancy or extreme. |
modesty (n.) | The quality of being modest. |
parallel (adj.) | Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart. |
parallel (adj.) | Similar. |
paralyze (v.) | To stop all movement or feeling in. |
paralyze (v.) | To make helpless or poweless. |
paralysis (n.) | Condition of being paralyzed. |
pessimist (n.) | A person who expects things to turn out badly. |
pessimistic (adj.) | Not having hope, joy, or confidence; gloomy. |
recite (v.) | To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory. |
recital (n.) | A program of music or dance. |