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Vocabulary List # 1
Accustom
Every fall the students accustom themselves to the new schedule.
Definition: to make familiar
Accustomed
We sat in our accustomed places.
Definition: Usual
Accustomed
My eyes became accustomed to the dark.
Definition: Used to.
Accustom : To make Familiar
• Accustomed : Usual
• Accustomed : Used to.
Alert
A sign alerted the drivers to the flooded road ahead.
Definition: To warn to be ready.
Assign
For this year’s basketball team, the coach assigned me to play as a forward.
Definition: To select for a position or for what has to be done.
Assignment
What was the assignment for tomorrow’s history class?
Definition: Whatever is given out as work to be done.
Budge
The old, metal trunk was so heavy we could not budge it.
Definition: To move or shift.
Burly
Most football players are quite burly.
Definition: Big and strongly built.
Companion
My grandmother was always an interesting companion when we went to the city for the day.
Definition: One who spends time with or does things with another.
Compatible
The kids didn’t mind working together as a group because they were so compatible.
Definition: Getting along well together.
• Companion: Someone who spends time with or does things with another.
• Compatible: Getting along well with others.
Concept
I’m designing the stage set for the school play, I started with the concept of a Japanese tea house.
Definition: A general idea or thought about something.
Distract
The police siren’s distracted me, so I didn’t hear what you said.
Definition: To draw one’s thought or attention away from the subject at hand.
Jostle
I dropped my packages when someone in the crowd jostled me.
Definition: To push or shove.
Obedient
When giving orders, a ship’s captain expects the crew to be obedient.
Definition: Doing what is asked or told.
Obedience
We are trying to teach our Labrador retriever obedience.
Definition: Doing what is being told.
Obedient : Doing what is asked or told.
Obedience: The state or condition of being told.
Obstacle
The obstacle holding up traffic was a tree blown over by last night’s storm.
Definition: Something that prevents one from moving forward.
Patient
The audience was very patient even though the show started thirty minutes late.
Definition: Willing to wait without complaining.
Patient
The patients in this part of the hospital are recovering from operations.
Definition: A person in a doctor’s care.
Patient: Willing to do without complaining.
Patient: A person in a doctor’s care.
Pedestrian
Pedestrians should use the crosswalk to avoid accidents.
Definition: A person who is walking or traveling on foot.
Retire
I was not feeling well, so I retired early.
Definition: to go to bed.
Retirement
My Uncle Eli regularly saved money for his retirement.
Definition: To stop working because one has reached a certain age.
Retire: To go to bed
Retirement: To stop working because one has reached a certain age.