Word List 1 Flashcards

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Accustom

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v. To make familiar.

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Accustomed

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  1. Usual ( we sat in our accustomed places.)

2. Used to ( my eyes zoom became accustomed to the dark. )

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Alert

Alerted

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  1. Watchful: wide-awake
  2. to warn to be ready
  3. A warning signal
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Assign

Assignment

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  1. To select for a position
  2. To give out as a piece of work to be done

ASSIGNMENT: Whatever is given out as work to be done.

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Budge

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To move or shift

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Burly

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Big and strongly built

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Companion

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One who spends time with or does things with another.

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Compatible

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Getting along well together.

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Concept

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A general idea or thought about something.

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Distract

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To draw one’s shouts or attention away from the subject at hand.

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Jostle

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To push or shove

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12
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Obedient

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Doing what one is asked to told

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13
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Obstacle

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Something that prevents one from moving forward.

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Patient

Patients

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Willing to wait without complaining

PATIENTS: A person in a doctors care.

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Patience

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A willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining.

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Pedestrian

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A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot.

17
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Retire

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  1. To sop working because on has reached a certain age.

2. To go to bed.