WORDLY WISE-BOOK I FINAL
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- exceptional
- Unusually good(ADJ)
- exceed
- To be more than(V)
- engage
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To put to work; to hire(V)
To keep busy or active
To bind oneself to do something, especially to marry - helm
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The wheel or tiller used to steer a boat(N)
A position of control - impact
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The striking of one object by another(N)
Forceful impression - arrest
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To stop the movement or progress of(V)
To seize and charge with breaking the law. - congratulate
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To express pleasure for a person's success or good fortune(V)
Gongratulations(N) - humiliate
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To treat in a way that takes away a person's pride or self respect(V)
Humiliation(N) - permit
- To allow(V)
- burrow
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to dig a hole or tunnel into or under something(V)
to dig deeply into; to search
a hole or tunnel dug by an animal as a home or for protection(N) - calculate
- To find the answer by using arithmetic(V)
- resist
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to refuse to give into;withstand(V)
to work or fight against - drowsy
- Tired or sleepy(adj)
- venture
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to dare to do, to go, or to say(V)
Something that involves the risk of a loss(N) - migrate
- to move from one country or region to another(V)
- contract
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To make an agreement that has the force of law(V)
to get to come to have
to make or become smaller - escort
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To travel with; to guide or protect a person(V)
One or more persons that escort(N) - fortress
- A building with strong walls made to be defended against attack; a fort(N)
- exquisite
- Finely done or made; very beautiful(ADJ)
- eager
- wanting very much(ADJ)
- cherish
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To cling to an idea or feeling(V)
To take good care of; to love - abrupt
- Happening suddenly, without warning(ADJ)
- impose
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to force someone to accept or put up with(V)
to take unfair advantage of - parallel
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Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart(ADJ)
Similar - glimpse
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To get a quick look at(V)
A quick or hasty look(N) - sensitive
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Quick to notice or feel(ADJ)
Easily affected by even slight change - recall
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To remember(V)
To call or take back - persist
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To keep on doing or trying(V)
To go on and on - mammoth
- Very large; huge
- quaint
- Odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way(ADJ)
- extinguish
- To put out, as fire or a light(V)
- amiable
- Friendly; good natured and pleasant(ADJ)
- embrace
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To hold closely in one's arms; to hug(V)
To take up seriously
A hug(N) - jeer
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To speak or cry out in scorn: to mock(V)
Something said that is meant to hurt or insult(N)
- shallow
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Not deep(ADJ)
With little seriousness or deep thought - suficient
- Enough to fill a need(adj)
- capable
- Able to do things well; skilled(ADJ)
- envy
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A wish for something that someone else has(N)
To wish for what someone else has(V)
ENVIOUS(ADJ) - console
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To make less sad; to comfort(V)
Consolation(N)
- concentrate
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To focus all one's thoughts or efforts on(V)
To bring or come together in one place
Concentration(N)
concentrated(ADJ) - Intrude
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To come or go in without permission or welcome(V)
INTRUSION(N)
INTRUDER(N) - chamber
- A large room(N)
- quarry
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A deep pit where stone is cut out of the ground(N)
An animal that is being hunted - demonstrate
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To show by doing(V)
To explain or prove by using examples
To make a public showing of support or protest
Demonstration(N) - opponent
- A person who is against one in a contest, game, or argument(N)
- organize
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To arrange according to a system(V)
To start or form
Organization(N) - grieve
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To feel deep sollow; to be filled with sadness(V)
grief(N) - deliberate
- Carefully thought out; not hasty(ADJ)
- symptom
- A sign of something(N)
- foilage
- The leaves of trees and other plants(N)
- desire
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To wish for; to want very much(V)
A strong wish(N) - misfortune
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Bad luck; trouble(N)
An unlucky event - dismay
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To cause feelings of fear worry or surprise (N)
A sudden loss of courage because of fear or worry (V) - considerable
- Great; large(ADJ)