Wordly Wise Lesson 4

Front 1

active

Back 1

1. Take part; active.

2. Lively; quick; busy; moving a lot.

Front 2

astound

Back 2

To surprise; to amaze.

Front 3

attend

Back 3

1. To go to or be present at.

2. To pay attention to.

Front 4

cherish

Back 4

1. To cling to an idea or feeling.

2. To take good care of; to love.

Front 5

contract

Back 5

1. To make an agreement that has the force of law.
2. To get.
3. To make or become smaller.

Front 6

eager

Back 6

Wanting very much.

Front 7

expose

Back 7

1. To make known.
2. To open to view.
3. To leave unprotected.

Front 8

grace

Back 8

1. Beauty or form of movement.
2. A short prayer said before a meal.
3. An extra period to do or pay something.

Front 9

impose

Back 9

1. To force someone to accept or put up with.
2. To take unfair advantage of.

Front 10

modest

Back 10

1.Not thinking too highly of oneself.

2. Simple; not fancy or extreme.

Front 11

parallel

Back 11

Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart.

Front 12

paralyze

Back 12

1.To stop all movement or feeling in.

2. To make helpless or powerless.

Front 13

pessimist

Back 13

A person who expects things to turn out badly.

Front 14

recite

Back 14

To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory.

Front 15

respond

Back 15

To answer