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Wordly Wise 4

Lesson 4

TermDefinition
active adj. taking part; working
active adj. lively; quick; busy
active adj. moving a lot; moving quickly
astound v. to surprise; to amaze
astounding adj. very surprising
attend v. to go to or be present at
attend v. to pay attention to
cherish v. to cling to an idea or feeling
cherish v. to take good care of; to love
contract v. to make an agreement that has the force of law
contract v. to get; to come to have
contract v. to make or become smaller
contract n. an agreement that has the force of law
eager adj. wanting very much
eagerly adv. with a great deal of enthusiasm, wanting
expose v. to make known
expose v. to open to view
expose v. to leave unprotected
grace n. beauty of form or movement
grace n. a short prayer said before a meal
grace n. an extra period to do or pay something
graceful adj. having beauty of movement
impose v. to force someone to accept or put up with
impose v. to take unfair advantage of
modest adj. not thinking too highly of oneself
modest adj. simple; not fancy or extreme
modesty n. the quality of being modest
parallel adj. lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart
paralyze v. to stop all movement or feeling in
paralyze v. to make helpless or powerless
paralysis n. condition of being paralyzed
pessimist n. a person who expects things to turn out badly
pessimistic adj. not having hope, joy, or confidence; gloomy
recite v. to say aloud before an audience, usually from memory
recital n. a program of music or dance
respond v. to answer
response n. something said or done in reply
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