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Lesson 1

TermDefinition
accustom V. To make familiar.
accustomed Adj. Usual.
accustomed Adj. Used to.
alert Adj. Watchful; wide-awake.
alert V. To warn to be ready.
alert N. A warning signal.
assign V. To select for a position or for what has to be done.
assign V. To give out, as a piece of work to be done.
assignment 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 another.
compatible Adj. Getting along well together.
concept N. A general idea or thought about something.
distract V. To draw one's thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand.
distraction N. Something that draws one's thoughts or attention away.
jostle V. 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 N. 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 N. A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot.
retire V. To stop working because one has reached a certain age.
retire V. To go to bed.
retirement N. The state of no longer working.
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