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BPSWordly Wise 314
Term | Definition |
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afford (v.) | To be able to pay for. |
afford (v.) | To be able to do. |
afford (v.) | To give; to provide. |
boast (v.) | To talk with too much pride in oneself or in what one owns or has done; to brag |
boast (v.) | To have and to take a proper pride in having. |
boast (v.) | An act of boasting. |
chord (n.) | Three or more notes of music played together. |
exceptional (adj). | Unusually good |
fortunate (adj.) | Lucky. |
fringe (n.) | An edge made of short lengths of material such as thread, used to decorate clothes, curtains, etc. |
fringe (n.) | An outside edge. |
humble (adj.) | Plain and simple. |
humble (adj.) | Not proud; modest. |
humble (v.) | To bring down to defeat. |
meadow (n.) | A field of grass or wildflowers. |
melancholy (adj.) | Filled with sorrow; very sad. |
melancholy (n.) | A state of sadness. |
obstinate (adj.) | Not willing to give in; stubborn. |
plead (v.) | To ask for something that is felt to be very important; to beg. |
plead (v.) | To respond to a charge by a court of law. |
plunge (v.) | To throw oneself into. |
plunge (v.) | To push or force quickly. |
plunge (v.) | To drop sharply. |
plunge (n.) | A sudden dive or fall. |
relent (v.) | To become less strict. |
submit (v.) | To give to someone to look over or decide about. |
submit (v.) | To give in to someone or something. |
trudge (v.) | To walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort. |