Lesson 4 Flashcards by Nicole Clark

Q

Taking part; working

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Active

Ryan has been an ACTIVE member of the chess club for 2 years

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Lively, quick, busy

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Active

Even at 80, Papa still has a very ACTIVE mind

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Moving a lot; moving quickly

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Active

Because he is physically ACTIVE he can run 10 miles

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To surprise; to amaze

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Astound

The space program ASTOUNDED the world by landing a robot on a comet

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To go to or be present at

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Attend

I plan to ATTEND Dan's birthday party

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To pay attention to

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Attend

The teacher asked us to ATTEND carefully to what she was going to say

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To cling to an idea or feeling

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cherish

Sara CHERISHED the hope that her dad would come home soon

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To take good care of; to love.

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cherish

I CHERISH the gold watch my grandfather gave me

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To make an agreement that has the force of law (verb)

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contract

We CONTRACTED with painters to paint the house

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To get; to come to have.

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contract

When I CONTRACTED COVID I stayed home from school

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To make or become smaller

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contract

The land owned by Indians had CONTRACTED to half its size in the last 100 years

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An agreement that has a force of law (noun)

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contract

I just signed a CONTRACT to write a book

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Wanting very much

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eager

They were EAGER to do science

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With great deal of enthusiasm, wanting

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eagerly

He EAGERLY waited for school to end

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To make known

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expose

The newspaper EXPOSED the school's plan to close

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To open to view

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expose

Cleaning the painting EXPOSED the original colors

Q

To leave unprotected

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expose

If hands are left EXPOSED to cold too long, they can get frostbite

Q

Beauty of form or movement

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grace

She danced with such GRACE the crowd cried

Q

A short prayer said before a meal

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grace

We always say GRACE before dinner

Q

An extra period to do or pay something

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grace

The teacher gave us 3 days GRACE to finish our homework

Q

Having beauty of movement (adj)

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graceful

With a GRACEFUL leap the cat landed on my lap

Q

To force someone to accept or put up with

A

impose

My teacher IMPOSED strict rules for recess

Q

To take unfair advantage of

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impose

I IMPOSED myself on my friends good manners

Q

Not thinking too highly of oneself

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modest

She was too MODEST to accept the credit for her work

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Simple, not fancy

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modest

She wanted a MODEST ring for her wedding

Q

The quality of being modest (adj)

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modesty

My MODESTY keeps me from accepting credit for my work