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WORDLY WISELesson 3 Word List
APPROACH
Verb: 1. To go closer to.
Noun: 1. A coming closer.
2. A road or way that leads to a place.
Verb:1. The vet approached the wounded deer carefully.
Noun1. My grandparents dread the approach of winter.
2. The approach to the beach was blocked by a fallen tree.
Definitions Sentences
APPROACH: THE CAT APPROACHES IT’S OWNER!
BURROW
Verb: 1. To dig a hole or tunnel into or under something.
2. To dig deeply into; to search.
Noun:1. A hole or tunnel dug by an animal as a home or for protection.
Definitions Sentences
Verb: 1. Turtles burrow into soft sand to lay their eggs.
2. The clerk burrowed through the pile of papers on his desk.
Noun:1. A mole spends most of its time in its burrow.
BURROW: THE BADGER BURROWS INTO A HOLE.
CEASE
Verb:1. To stop; to come or
bring to an end.
Verb:1. After several hours of thunder and lightning, the storm finally ceased.
Definitions Sentences:
CEASE: THE LADY CEASES TO POGO STICK!
DESTRUCTIVE
Adjective:1. Causing harm or damage.
Noun: Destruction1. Harm or damage.
Adjective:1. Cutworms are very destructive garden insects.
Noun: Destruction1. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast, it caused great destruction.
Definitions Sentences:
DESTRUCTIVE: THE TORNADO WAS VERY DESTRUCTIVE TO HOUSES
AND TREES.
DROWSY
Adjective:1. Tired or sleepy.
Adjective:1. Lying in the sun always makes my cat, Inky, drowsy.
Definitions Sentences:
DROWSY: THE BABY BECAME EXTREMELY DROWSY WHILE EATING.
FAMISHED
Adjective:1. Very hungry.
Adjective:1. Sometimes I work through my lunch hour, so by suppertime I am famished!
Definitions Sentences:
FAMISHED: COOKIE MONSTER WAS SO FAMISHED THAT HE ATE HIS COOKIE
FAST!.
FORECAST
Verb: 1. To figure out and say what will happen before it takes place.
Noun: 1. A telling of what will happen.
Verb: 1. Our fishing guide forecast a good catch.
Noun: 1. As soon as Carlos gets up, he turns on the weather forecast.
Definitions Sentences:
FORECAST: THE WEATHER LADY TOLD THE 7 DAY FORECAST.
HIBERNATE
Verb:1. To spend the winter in a resting state.
Verb:1. Bears hibernate because they can’t find enough food in the winter.
Definitions Sentences:
HIBERNATE: THE BEARS HIBERNATE IN THEIR DEN FOR THE WINTER
MONTHS.
MIGRATE
Verb: Migrate1. To move from one country or region to another.
Noun: Migration 1. The act of migrating.
Adjective: Migratory
1. Moving from one place or country to another, usually regularly.
Verb: Migrate1. Many Latin Americans have migrated to this country in search of work.
Noun: Migration 1. My friend Sandhya is studying Indian migration to the United States.
Adjective: Migratory
1. Canada geese are migratory birds.
Definitions Sentences:
MIGRATE: THE GEESE MIGRATE SOUTH FOR THE WINTER.
NESTLE
Verb:1. To settle down comfortably, as if in a nest.
2. To lie in a sheltered, partly hidden place.
Verb:1. “The children were nestled all snug in their beds” is a famous line from ’Twas the Night before Christmas.
2. The little Swiss town nestled at the foot of the Alps.
Definitions Sentences:
NESTLE: THE CITY OF ARTVIN, TURKEY IS NESTLED IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
OBSERVE
Verb:1. To see; to notice.2. To comment; to remark.3. To mark an event or day.4. To obey.
Verb:1. I looked up at the sky and observed a hawk circling slowly, far above us. 2. Sleepily, I observed that it was time we left. 3. We observed Martin Luther King Day by closing the store. 4. I try to observe the speed limit when I drive.
Definitions Sentences:
OBSERVE: THE STUDENT USED THE MAGNIFYING GLASS TO OBSERVE THE
BUTTERFLY MORE CLOSELY.
PREPARE
Verb:1. To make or get ready.
Noun: Preparation1. Something done to get ready.
Definitions Sentences:
Verb:1. The scouts prepared for their camping trip by getting lots of freeze-dried food.
Noun: Preparation1. Antonio and Ruth did most of the preparation for the cookout the night before.
PREPARE: THE RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SANDY BY BOARDING UP THEIR
WINDOWS.
REDUCE
Verb:1. To make or become smaller or less.
Noun: Reduction1. The act of reducing or the amount by which something is reduced.
Definitions Sentences:
Verb:1. This winter, Vermont reduced the amount of salt it put on its roads.
Noun: Reduction1. The store sold out of swimsuits after its huge price reduction.
REDUCE: THE HOMEOWNERS MADE A $5,000 PRICE REDUCTION TO THEIR HOUSE IN HOPES OF SELLING FASTER.
SEVERE
Adjective:1. Very strict or harsh.
2. Hard to bear or deal with.
Definitions Sentences:
Adjective:1. That’s a very severe punishment for turning a paper in late.
2. A severe frost caused a lot of damage to central Florida’s orange crop.
SEVERE: THE SWIMMER RECEIVED A SEVERE SUNBURN ON HER BACK DUE TO FORGETTING SUNSCREEN.
VENTURE
Verb:1. To dare to do, to go, or to say.
Noun: 1. Something that involves the risk of a loss.
Definitions Sentences:
Verb:1. Maria ventured onto the dance floor even though she didn’t know how to dance.
Noun: 1. Grandpa’s most successful venture was a carpet cleaning service.
VENTURE: THE ASTRONAUT VENTURED OUT INTO SPACE FOR
HIS FIRST SPACE WALK.
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