Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 - Lesson 1 & 2 Vocabulary Review

Flashcards for the vocabulary terms and their definitions found in Lessons 1 and 2 of Wordly Wise 3000, Book 5.

accustom (v.)

To make familiar.

accustomed (adj.)

1. Usual. 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. 2. 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.)

1. To stop working because one has reached a certain age. 2. To go to bed.

retirement (n.)

The state of no longer working.

aroma (n.)

A smell or odor, especially a pleasant one.

beverage (n.)

A liquid used as a drink.

bland (adj.)

1. Lacking a strong flavor. 2. Not irritating, exciting, or disturbing.

brittle (adj.)

Easily broken; not flexible.

cluster (n.)

A number of similar things grouped together.

cluster (v.)

To gather or come together in a group.

combine (v.)

To join or bring together.

combination (n.)

A joining or bringing together.

consume (v.)

1. To use up. 2. To eat or drink. 3. To do away with or destroy.