Wordly Wise, Book 5, Lesson 1

Michael Misha
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  1. accustom
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  2. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
  3. assign
    select something or someone for a specific purpose
  4. assignment
    an undertaking that you have been told to perform
  5. budge
    move very slightly
  6. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  7. companion
    a friend who is frequently with another
  8. compatible
    able to exist and perform in harmonious combination
  9. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  10. distract
    draw someone's attention away from something
  11. distraction
    drawing someone's attention away from something
  12. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  13. obedient
    dutifully complying with the commands of those in authority
  14. obedience
    the trait of being willing to follow commands or guidance
  15. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  16. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  17. patience
    good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
  18. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  19. retire
    withdraw from active participation
  20. retirement
    the state of being withdrawn from one's business
Created on Thu Feb 07 12:06:08 EST 2013

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