Wordly Wise List 3

Front 1

absorb

Back 1

1. (verb) - to soak up

2. (verb) - to take up a person's full attention

**absorbing - (adj) - very interesting

Front 2

bridle

Back 2

1. (noun) - the part of a horse's harness that fits over the head

2. (verb) - to put a bridle on a horse

3, (verb) - to control by means of a bridle

** bridle path (noun) - a path used by horses

Front 3

ewe

Back 3

1. (noun) - a female sheep

Front 4

fragrant

Back 4

1. (adj) - having a sweet and pleasant smell

Front 5

gallop

Back 5

1. (noun) - the fastest speed of a horse

2. (noun) - a ride on a horse going at such a speed

3. (verb) - to go or ride at a gallop

4. (verb) - to move fast; to hurry

Front 6

glide

Back 6

1. (verb) - to move smoothly and easily

Front 7

limp

Back 7

1. (verb) - to walk in a lopsided or uneven way due to a leg injury

2. (noun) - such a walk

3. (adj) - not stiff or firm

Front 8

narrow

Back 8

1. (adj) - not wide

2. (adj) - very close; with little time or space to spare

3. (verb) - to become smaller in width

** narrow-minded (adj) - refusing to see another's point of view

Front 9

odd

Back 9

1. (adj) - strange; unusual

2. (adj) - left over from a pair

3. (adj) - not divisible by two without something left over

4. (adj) - a small additional number more than one already mentioned [thirty-odd years]

5. (adj) - not regular

Front 10

outlaw

Back 10

1. (noun) - a person who has broken the law and is sought by officers of the law

2. (verb) - to pass a law against; to make illegal

Front 11

refresh

Back 11

1. (verb) - to make fresh again; to take a drink and rest and wash

**refreshments (noun) - a light snack served while at a party, on a trip, etc

Front 12

ship

Back 12

1. (noun) - a large boat for traveling in deep water; an aircraft, space capsule, etc.

2. (verb) - to take in through a leak in a boat [to ship water]

3. (verb) - to send by boat, road, rail, or air

Front 13

tithe

Back 13

1. (noun) one tenth of one's earnings given to support a church

2. (noun) - one tenth of anything

Front 14

trample

Back 14

1. (verb) - to walk heavily on so as to damage and crush