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WW Book 5 Lesson 15
Wordly Wise Book 5 Lesson 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disaster | n. Something that causes great damage or harm. |
| flee | v. To run away from danger or from something frightening. |
| fracture | n. A crack or break, as in metal or bone. |
| immense | adj. Great in size or extent. Great in degree. |
| intense | adj. Very strong; very great. Showing great depth of feeling. |
| investigate | v. To look into closely; to study in great detail. |
| lurch | v. To move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly. |
| major | adj. Great in size, number, or importance. n. A military officer just above a captain in rank. The main subject a student is studying. v. To study as one's most important subject. |
| minor | adj. Small; unimportant. n. A person who is not yet an adult; a child. |
| petrify | v. To make rigid with terror; to terrify. To change into a stone like substance. |
| predict | v. To say what will happen before it takes place. |
| prone | adj. Likely to have or do. Lying face downward. |
| sparse | adj. Thinly grown or spread. Not crowded. |
| topple | v. To fall or push over. To overthrow. |
| urban | adj. Having to do with cities. |