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Wordly Wise Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accustom | to make familiar |
| alert | watchful; wide awake |
| assign | 1. to select for a position or for what has to be done 2. to give out, as a piece of work to be done. |
| budge | to move or shift |
| burly | big and strongly built |
| companion | one who spends time with or does things with another |
| compatible | getting along well with others |
| concept | a general idea or thought about something |
| distract | to draw one's thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand |
| jostle | to push or shove |
| obedient | doing what one is asked or told |
| obstacle | something that prevents one from moving forward |
| patient | willing to wait without complaining |
| pedestrian | a person who is walking; someone traveling on foot |
| retire | 1. to stop working because one has reached a certain age 2. to go to bed |