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Lesson 1
18
Language - English
5th Grade
11/19/2009

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Term
Accustom
Definition
v. to make familiar
adj usual, used to
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Alert
Definition
adj. watcful; wide-awake
v. to warn to be ready
n. a warning signal
Term
assign
Definition
v. to select for a position
to give out, as work to be done
assignment n. whatever is given out as work to be done
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Alert
Definition
adj. watcful; wide-awake
v. to warn to be ready
n. a warning signal
Term
budge
Definition
v. to move or shift
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burly
Definition
adj. big and strongly built
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companion
Definition
n. one who spends time with or does things with another
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compatible
Definition
adj. getting along well together
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concept
Definition
n. a general idea or thought about something
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distract
Definition
v. to draw one's thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand
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jostle
Definition
v. to push or shove
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obedient
Definition
adj. doing what one is asked or told
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obstacle
Definition
n. something that prevents one from moving forward
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patient
Definition
adj. willing to wait without complaining
n. a person in a doctor's care
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pedestrian
Definition
n. a person who is walking;someone traveling on foot
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retire
Definition
v. to stop working because one has reached a certain age; to go to bed
retirement n. the state of no longer working
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