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15 Cards in this Set
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accustom
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v. To make familiar.
accustomed adj. 1. usual 2. used to |
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alert
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adj. Watchful; wide-awake.
v. To warn to be ready. n. A warning signal. |
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assign
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v. 1. To select for a position or for what has to be done.
2. To give out, as a piece of work to be done. assignment n. Whatever is given out as work to be done. |
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budge
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v. To move or shift.
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burly
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adj. Big and strongly built.
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companion
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n. One who spends time with or does things with another.
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compatible
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adj. Getting along well together.
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concept
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n. A general idea or thought about something.
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distract
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v. To draw one’s thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand.
distraction n. Something that draws one’s thoughts or attention away. |
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jostle
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v. To push or shove.
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obedient
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adj. Doing what one is asked or told.
obedience n. The state or condition of doing what one is told. |
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obstacle
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n. Something that prevents one from moving forward.
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patient
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adj. Willing to wait without complaining.
n. A person in a doctor’s care. patience n. A willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining. |
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pedestrian
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n. A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot.
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retire
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v. 1. o stop working because one has reached a certain age.
2. To go to bed. retirement n. The state of no longer working. |
