Wordly Wise 3000 • Book 5 - Lesson 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering primary terms and secondary definitions from Wordly Wise 3000, Book 5, Lesson 1.

accustom

To make familiar.

accustomed (adj 1)

Usual.

accustomed (adj 2)

Used to.

alert (adj)

Watchful; wide-awake.

alert (v)

To warn to be ready.

alert (n)

A warning signal.

assign (v 1)

To select for a position or for what has to be done.

assign (v 2)

To give out, as a piece of 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

To draw one's thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand.

distraction

Something that draws one's thoughts or attention away.

jostle

To push or shove.

obedient

Doing what one is asked or told.

obedience

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

A willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining.

pedestrian

A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot.

retire (v 1)

To stop working because one has reached a certain age.

retire (v 2)

To go to bed.

retirement

The state of no longer working.