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2nd/3rd WMC L2
2nd/3rd Grade Word Mather Challenge List 2
Term | Definition |
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nudge | push gently; to give a nudge - v a slight push - n |
coddle | to treat tenderly; pamper; to cook in water just below the boiling point - v |
thorny | having thorns; spiny; thornlike - adj |
brim | the upper edge; a projecting edge- n to be full to the brim; to fill to the brim - v |
shed | a structure - n to fall off ; impart or release; to cast off - v |
swift | moving a great speed; happening quickly - adj swiftly - adv type of bird related to the hummingbirds - n |
gait | manner of walking, stepping or running - n to teach a specified gait to a horse - v |
teem | to swarm ; to empty or pour out - v |
scrawny | excessively thin or lean ; meagre or stunted - adj |
bog | wet or spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter - n to sink in - v |
coax | to influence or persuade to do something by gentle urging or smooth talk; to obtain by coaxing - v |
marshy | like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy; pertaining to a march - adj |
shanty | crudely built hut or cabin - n relating to a shanty; low economic class - n to inhabit a shanty - v |
preside | to occupy the place of authority or control; to exercise management or control - v |
rambling | aimlessly wandering; taking an irregular course; straggling; spread out irregularly; straying from one subject to another - adj |
spoils | valuables seized by violence - n |
overlook | to fail to notice; to disregard; to afford a view over; to excuse or pardon; to look over in inspection; to oversee - v terrain as on a cliff - n |
measly | small; meager; slight ; unsatisfactory; infected with measles - adj |
sprint | to race or move at full speed - v a short race at full speed; a burst of speed - n |
molt | to cast of shed feathers or skin - v an act or process of molting - n |
elegant | fine or luxurious in dress or style; graceful in form or movement; excellent or superior - adj |
supervisor | one who oversees the work of others - n |
oversee | to direct work or workers; supervise; manage; to see secretly or unintentionally; to examine - v |
moldy | overgrown or covered with mold; musty from decay or age; old-fashioned ; outmoded - adj |
command | to direct with authority; to require authoritatively - v to issue an order; to be in charge- v the act of commanding or ordering; an order; mastery or expertise - n |