Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 Lesson 2

Front 1

aroma

Back 1

n. A smell or odor, especially a pleasant one.

The aroma of hot buttered popcorn made our mouths water.

Front 2

beverage

Back 2

n. A liquid used as a drink.

When we ordered our beverages, I chose lemonade.

Front 3

bland

Back 3

adj. 1. Lacking a strong flavor.

Patients with stomach problems eat bland foods like chicken noodle soup and mashed potatoes.

2. Not irritating, exciting, or disturbing.

The doctor's bland manner soon calmed the crying child.

Front 4

brittle

Back 4

adj. Easily broken, not flexible.

Candy canes are brittle and should be handled with care.

Front 5

cluster

Back 5

n. A number of similar things grouped together.

Clusters of flowers grew along the side of the road.

v. To gather or come together in a group.

The children clustered around the storyteller.

Front 6

combine

Back 6

v. To join or bring together.

We combine oil and vinegar to make salad dressing.

Front 7

consume

Back 7

v. 1. To use up.

Piano practice consumes all of Alex's free time.

2. To eat or drink.

A horse consumes fifty pounds of hay a day.

3. To do away with or destroy.

The forest fire consumed over two thousand acres in Oregon.

Front 8

crave

Back 8

v. To have a strong desire for.

When he was a teenager, Abraham Lincoln craved knowledge so much that he would walk miles to borrow a book he had not read.

Front 9

cultivate

Back 9

v. 1. To prepare land for the growing of crops.

Before the spring planting, farmers cultivate the soil.

2. To grow or help to grow.

Ana cultivates beans every year in her garden.

3. To encourage development by attention or study.

Front 10

equivalent

Back 10

adj. Equal to.

Although the decimal 0.5 and the fraction 1/2 appear to be different, the are equivalent amounts.

n. That which is equal to.

One year of a dog's life is the equivalent of seven human years.

Front 11

export

Back 11

v. To send goods to another country for sale.

Columbia exports coffee to countries all over the world.

n. Something exported.

Grain is an important export of the United States.

Front 12

extract

Back 12

v. 1. To remove or take out.

The doctor will extract my tooth next week.

2. To obtain with an effort.

I extracted a promise from them to leave us alone.

n. Something removed or taken out.

Vanilla extract comes from the seedpods of vanilla plants.

Front 13

introduce

Back 13

v. 1. To cause to know; to make known by name.

Let me introduce you to my new friend.

2. To bring to the attention of, especially for the first time.

Our friend introduced us to scuba diving.

3. To bring into use.

4. The act of being made known by name.

Front 14

purchase

Back 14

v. To buy.

I purchase a new car every five years.

n. 1. Something that is bought.

I had a receipt for my purchases from the store.

2. The act of buying.

Because of a bicycle's cost, I looked and rode several before I made a purchase.

Front 15

tropical

Back 15

adj. 1. Of, from, or similar to the regions near the equator.

Ecuador, which lies on the equator, is a tropical country.

2. Hot and moist.

The chilly autumn temperature outside made the air at the indoor pool feel tropical.