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Lesson 1
Wordly Wise
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accustom v | to make familiar |
| accustom adj | usual or used to |
| alert adj | watchful |
| alert v | to warn to be ready |
| alert n | a warning signal |
| assign v1 | to select for a position |
| assign v2 | to give out, work to be done |
| assignment | whatever is given out as 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 together |
| concept | a general idea or thought about something |
| distract v | to draw one's thoughts or attention away from something |
| distraction n | something that draws one's thoughts or attention away |
| jostle | to push or shove |
| obedient adj | doing what one is asked or told |
| obedience n | the state or condition of doing what one is told |
| obstacle | something that prevents one from moving forward |
| patient adj | willing to wait without complaining |
| patient n | a person in a doctor's care |
| patience n | a willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining |
| pedestrian | a person who is walking or traveling on foot |
| retire v1 | to stop working because one has reached a certain age |
| retire v2 | to go to bed |
| retirement n | the state of no longer working |