1. Wordly Wise 3000
Book 4, Lesson 4

2. ACTIVE Adjective: 1. Taking Part; working 2. Lively; quick; busy
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Adjective:
1. Taking Part; working
2. Lively; quick; busy
3. Moving a lot; moving quickly
1. Luis has been an active member of the chess club for 2 years.
2. Even though she is over ninety, Dr. Mays has an active mind.
3. Since I’ve been more physically active, I can run around the track more easily.

3. ACTIVE:
Kilauea is the world’s most active volcano.

4. Astound ASTOUNDING: Verb: To surprise; to amaze. Adjective:
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Verb:
To surprise; to amaze.
ASTOUNDING:
Adjective:
Very surprising
The United States astounded the world in 1969 by landing people on the moon. The report of flying saucers landing on the White House lawn would be astounding if it were true.

5. Astound
We were astounded to see all the dolphins jump at once.

6. ATTEND Verb To go to or be present at. To pay attention to.
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To go to or be present at.
To pay attention to.
If you are planning to attend the lunchroom committee meeting, please let Mr. Minh know.
The judge asked the jury to attend carefully to what she was going to say.

7. Attend
The three friends and their children attend Miss Jenn's Dance Recital

8. cherish Verb To cling to an idea or feeling.
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To cling to an idea or feeling.
To take good care of; to love.
Ramona cherished the hope that her father would return soon.
I cherish the gold watch my grandfather gave me.

9. Cherish
The family sings about the things they cherish.

10. Contract Verb We contracted with carpenters to repair the stairs.
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To make an agreement that has the force of law.
To get; to come to have.
To make or become smaller.
We contracted with carpenters to repair the stairs.
When I contracted chicken pox, Dr. Robey told me I had to stay away from other people.
By 1828, Cherokee lands had contracted to one-tenth the size they had been a hundred years earlier.

11. Contract Noun An agreement that has the force of law.
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An agreement that has the force of law.
Tom has just signed a contract with a publisher for his first book on the copper miners.

12. Contract
A Contract is a signed document.

13. eager EAGERLY Adjective Wanting very much. Adverb
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Adjective
Wanting very much.
EAGERLY
Adverb
With a great deal of enthusiasm, wanting.
We were eager to take part in the science project.
We eagerly awaited the arrival of our cousins, whom we hadn’t seen in several months.

14. Eager
The players were eager to learn from Coach Gab.

15. Expose Verb To make known. To open to view To leave unprotected.
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To make known.
To open to view
To leave unprotected.
In her weekly newspaper column, Molly Ivins exposed the plan to cut health benefits.
Cleaning the painting exposed the original colors.
Since I had no place to keep my bike, I had to leave it outside, exposed to the weather.

16. Exposed
Joe’s fingers and hands were exposed to the cold snow because he did not wear his gloves.

17. grace Noun Beauty of form or movement
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Beauty of form or movement
A short prayer said before a meal.
An extra period to do or pay something.
Margot Fonteyn danced with such grace that she was hailed as one of the world’s greatest ballerinas.
They always say grace in her family.
The painters had three days grace to finish the house.

18. Grace
The ballerina danced with grace. Her movements were graceful.

19. grace Adjective: Having beauty of movement.
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Adjective: Having beauty of movement.
With a graceful leap, the cat landed on my lap.

20. impose Verb To force someone to accept or put up with.
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To force someone to accept or put up with.
To take unfair advantage of.
The new coach imposed strict rules about arriving and leaving practice early.
I try not to impose on my mother’s good nature.

21. modest
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Adjective
Not thinking too highly of oneself.
Simple; not fancy or extreme.
MODESTY:
Noun
The quality of being modest
Nadia was too modest to accept all the credit for producing the play.
The Wallmans lived in the same modest apartment all their lives.
My sense of modesty keep me from taking too much credit for the project’s success.

22. modest
Sara’s ghost costume was modest compared to Hillary’s superhero costume.

23. parallel
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Adjective
Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart.
The two edges of a ruler are parallel

24. Parallel

25. paralyze PARALYSIS Verb To stop all movement or feeling in.
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Verb
To stop all movement or feeling in.
To make helpless or powerless.
As the huge wave approached, fear paralyzed people walking at the water’s edge and they stood there motionless.
The snowstorm paralyzed Washington D.C. for five days.
PARALYSIS
Noun
Condition of being paralyzed
President Franklin D. Roosevelt used a wheelchair because of the paralysis of his legs.

26. President Franklin D Roosevelt was paralyzed.

27. paralyze
He was paralyzed with fear!

28. pessimist PESSIMESTIC Noun A person who expects
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Noun
A person who expects
things to turn out badly.
PESSIMESTIC
Adjective
Not having hope, joy or confidence; gloomy.
A pessimist carries an umbrella even though the forecast is for fine weather.
After losing her librarian’s job, Ms. Merkelson was pessimistic about finding another library position in the same town.

29. Pessimist
Eeyore was a pessimist. He was pessimistic about having any fun on his birthday.

30. recite Verb To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory.
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Verb
To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory.
RECITAL
Noun
A program of music or dance.
Rozzie recited her favorite Emily Dickinson poem to the class
I felt very nervous before my ballet recital.

31. Recital
Let’s watch a few minutes of a 6th grade piano recital.

32. respond RESPONSE Verb To answer
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Verb
To answer
RESPONSE
Noun
Something said or done in reply.
When you want to respond to a question, please raise your hand.
Henry took a few moments to think before giving his response to Mr. Bartlett’s question.

33. Respond