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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accustom(ed) | v. To make familiar (ed) adj. 1. Usual 2. Used to |
| alert | adj. Watchful; wide awake v. To warn to be ready n. A warning signal |
| accustom(ed) | v. To make familiar (ed) adj. 1. Usual 2. Used to |
| alert | adj. Watchful; wide awake v. To warn to be ready n. A warning signal |
| assign(ment) | v. 1.To select for a position or what has to be done 2. To give out, as a piece of work to be done (ment) n. Whatever is given out as work to be done |
| budge | v. To move or shift |
| burly | adj. Big and strongly built |
| companion | n. One who spends time with or does things with one another |
| compatible | adj. Getting along well together |
| concept | n. a general idea or thought about something |
| distract(tion) | v. To draw one's thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand (tion) n. Something that draws one's thoughts or attention away |
| jostle | v. To push or shove |
| obedient(ce) | adj. Doing what one is asked or told (ce) n. The state or condition doing what one is told |
| obstacle | n. Something that prevents one from moving forward |
| patient(ce) | adj. Willing to wait without complaining n. A person in a doctor's care (ce) n. A willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining |
| pedestrian | n. A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot |
| retire(ment) | v. 1. To stop working because one has reached a certain age 2. To go to bed (ment) n. The state of no longer working |