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Lesson 1
Wordly Wise
Term | Definition |
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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 |