Wordly Wise Book 3 Revised Chapter 1 Word List 2

Front 1

anecdote

Back 1

1.short
2.interesting
3.an amusing story

Front 2

assault

Back 2

1.a sudden forceful attack
2.a threat (having to do with violence)

Front 3

aware

Back 3

1.having knowledge or understanding
2.to be informed

Front 4

coax

Back 4

to urge in a gentle way

Front 5

continually

Back 5

happening over and over again

Front 6

erect

Back 6

1.upright
2.to construct
3.to be in an upright position

Front 7

eternal

Back 7

1.lasting forever
2.always the same

Front 8

excess

Back 8

1.oversupplied
2.extreme

Front 9

fret

Back 9

1.to become worried or annoyed
2.to wear away by gnawing or rubbing

Front 10

jeer

Back 10

to make fun of

Front 11

mane

Back 11

long hair growing on the neck of a horse or a lion or a similar animal

Front 12

myth

Back 12

1.an old story handed down through years normally to explain how things came to be
2.an imaginary person or thing(mythical)

Front 13

tusk

Back 13

1.a long extended tooth usually on an animal