Wordly Wise 4 Flashcards
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recite / recital
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- v. To say allowed before an audience, typically from memory
- n. A program of music or dance
2
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astound / astounding
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- v. To surprise, to amaze
2. adj. Very surprising
3
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parallel
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- adj. Laying in the same direction and always the same distance apart
4
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attend
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- v. To go to, or be present at
2. v. To pay attention to
5
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cherish
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- v. To cling to an idea or feeling
2. v. To take good care or, to love
6
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grace / graceful
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- n. Beauty of form or movement
- n. A short prayer said before a meal
- n. An extra period to pay for or do something
- adj. Having beauty of movement
7
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active
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- adj. Taking part, working
- adj. Lively, quick, busy
- adj. Moving a lot, moving quickly
8
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eager / eagerly
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- adj. Wanting very much
2. adv. With a great deal of enthusiasm
9
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impose
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- v. To force someone to accept or put up with
2. v. To take unfair advantage of
10
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paralyze / paralysis
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- v. To stop all movement or feeling in
- v. To make helpless or powerless
- n. The condition of being without movement or feeling, or being helpless or powerless
11
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expose
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- v. To make known
- v. To open to view
- v. To leave unprotected
12
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respond / response
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- v. To answer
2. n. Something said or done in reply
13
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modest / modesty
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- adj. Not thinking too highly of oneself
- adj. Simple or not fancy or extreme
- n. The quality of being humble
14
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contract / contracted
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- v. To make an agreement that has the force of law
- v. To get, to come to have (as in the flu)
- v. To make or become smaller
- n. An agreement that has the force of law
15
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pessimist / pessimistic
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- n. A person who expects things to turn out badly
2. adj. Not having hope, joy or confidence, to be gloomy
