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WW 5 L 15
Wordly Wise 5 Lesson 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. Something that causes great damage or harm. | disaster |
| v. To run away from danger or from something frightening. | flee |
| v. Past tense of: to run away from danger or from something frightening. | fled |
| n. A crack or break, as in metal or bone. v. To crack or break. | fracture |
| adj. 1. Great in size or extent. 2. Great in degree. | immense |
| adj. 1. Very strong; very great. 2. Showing great depth of feeling. | intense |
| v. To look into closely; to study in great detail. | investigate |
| v. To move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly. n. A jerking or swaying movement. | lurch |
| adj. Great in size, number, or importance. n. 1. A military officer just above a captain in rank. 2. The main subject a student is studying. v. To study as one's most important subject. | major |
| adj. 1. Small; unimportant. n. A person who is not yet an adult; a child. | minor |
| v. 1. To make rigid with terror; to terrify. 2. To change into a stone-like substance. | petrify |
| v. To say what will happen before it takes place. | predict |
| adj. 1. Thinly grown or spread. 2. Not crowded. | sparse |
| v. 1. To fall or push over. 2. To overthrow. | topple |
| adj. Having to do with cities. | urban |