Wordly Wise List 6

Front 1

acre

Back 1

1. (n) a measure of land equaling 43,560 square feet

Front 2

converse

Back 2

1. (adj) opposite

2. (v) to talk, particularly to talk at some length

**conversation (n) a talk between two or more people

Front 3

damage

Back 3

1. (v) to hurt or break

2. (n) the hurting or breaking of something; harm done

**damages (n. pl.) money asked for or paid to make up for harm done

Front 4

decorate

Back 4

1. (v) to make pretty by covering or adding something

2. (v) to plan the colors and furnishings of a room or house

3. (v) to give a medal to

**redecorate (v) to change the colors and furnishings of a room or house

Front 5

delay

Back 5

1. (v) to make late

2. (v) to hold at a later time

3. (n) a wait because someone or something is late

Front 6

direct

Back 6

1. (v) to be in charge of

2. (v) to show the way to

3. (v) to order

4. (adj) shortest

5. (adj) honest and to the point

6. (adj) exact; right on target

Front 7

escape

Back 7

1. (v) to get free; to get away from

2. (v) to keep safe from; to avoid

3. (v) to leak out; to slip away from

4. (n) the act of getting away; a getaway

5. (n) a way of getting out

6. (n) a way of forgetting problems for a while

Front 8

expensive

Back 8

1. (adj) costing a lot of money

Front 9

hint

Back 9

1. (n) a suggesting; usually given in an indirect way

2. (n) a helpful suggestion

3. (v) to suggest indirectly

4. (v) to give a helpful suggestion

Front 10

humid

Back 10

1. (adj) damp; moist

**humidity (n) a dampness in the air

Front 11

rescue

Back 11

1. (v) to save from danger

2. (n) the act of saving from danger

Front 12

resemble

Back 12

1. (v) to be like or look like (someone or something else)

**resemblance (n) a similarity of appearance

Front 13

stunt

Back 13

1. (v) to hold back (the growth of)

2. (n) something done for a thrill or to get attention

Front 14

wrinkle

Back 14

1. (n) a small crease or fold

2. (v) to make small creases or folds in