Wordly Wise Book 2 Chapter 4 List 10

Front 1

adjourn

Back 1

v. bring to an end, to cease activity for a time

Front 2

alarm

Back 2

n. a warning signal, a feeling of sudden fear
v. to make suddenly afraid, to frighten someone

Front 3

bedlam

Back 3

n. a place or condition of great noise and confusion

Front 4

bevy

Back 4

n. a group, especially a group of girls or women,
a flock of birds, especially quail

Front 5

courteous

Back 5

adj. well-mannered, polite

Front 6

dally

Back 6

v. to wait around, to waste time by standing around
(dally with - to deal with or treat in a half-serious or playful way)

Front 7

expand

Back 7

v. to grow or make larger, to increase in size
to develop more fully, to work out in greater detail

Front 8

glee

Back 8

n. great joy, merriment

Front 9

immense

Back 9

adj. very large, huge, enormous

Front 10

malice

Back 10

n. a feeling of wanting to hurt someone, strong dislike, ill will, wickedness
(malicious - adj. spiteful, wicked)

Front 11

mediocre

Back 11

adj. not good enough, rather poor, ordinary, not outstanding

Front 12

punctual

Back 12

adj. on time, not late

Front 13

shatter

Back 13

v. to break into pieces, to smash completely, to ruin, to destroy

Front 14

trio

Back 14

n. group of three people who sing our play together, any group of three people, a piece of music for three people to play.