Wordly Wise

1. Wordly Wise Lesson 3 Word List

2. Approach Definitions Sentences • 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. • Noun 1. My grandparents dread the approach of winter. 2. The approach to the beach was blocked by a fallen tree.

3. Approach: The cat approaches it’s owner!

4. Burrow Definitions Sentences • 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. • 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.

5. Burrow: The badger burrows into a hole.

6. Cease Definitions Sentences: • Verb: 1. To stop; to come or bring to an end. • Verb: 1. After several hours of thunder and lightning, the storm finally ceased.

7. Cease: The lady ceases to pogo stick! 

8. Destructive Definitions Sentences: • Adjective: 1. Causing harm or damage. • Noun: Destruction 1. Harm or damage. • Adjective: 1. Cutworms are very destructive garden insects. • Noun: Destruction 1. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast, it caused great destruction.

9. Destructive: The tornado was very destructive to houses and trees.

10. Drowsy Definitions Sentences: • Adjective: 1. Tired or sleepy. • Adjective: 1. Lying in the sun always makes my cat, Inky, drowsy.

11. Drowsy: The baby became extremely drowsy while eating.

12. Famished Definitions Sentences: • Adjective: 1. Very hungry. • Adjective: 1. Sometimes I work through my lunch hour, so by suppertime I am famished!

13. Famished: Cookie Monster was so famished that he ate his cookie fast!.

14. Forecast Definitions Sentences: • 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.

15. Forecast: The weather lady told the 7 day forecast.

16. Hibernate Definitions Sentences: • Verb: 1. To spend the winter in a resting state. • Verb: 1. Bears hibernate because they can’t find enough food in the winter.

17. Hibernate: The bears hibernate in their den for the winter months.

18. Migrate Definitions Sentences: • Verb: Migrate 1. 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: Migrate 1. 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.

19. Migrate: The geese migrate south for the winter.

20. Nestle Definitions Sentences: • 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.

21. Nestle: The city of Artvin, Turkey is nestled in the mountains.

22. Observe Definitions Sentences: • 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.

23. Observe: The student used the magnifying glass to observe the butterfly more closely.

24. Prepare Definitions Sentences: • Verb: 1. To make or get ready. • Noun: Preparation 1. Something done to get ready. • Verb: • 1. The scouts prepared for their camping trip by getting lots of freeze-dried food. • Noun: Preparation • 1. Antonio and Ruth did most of the preparation for the cookout the night before.

25. Prepare: The residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy by boarding up their windows.

26. Reduce Definitions Sentences: • Verb: 1. To make or become smaller or less. • Noun: Reduction 1. The act of reducing or the amount by which something is reduced. • Verb: 1. This winter, Vermont reduced the amount of salt it put on its roads. • Noun: Reduction 1. The store sold out of swimsuits after its huge price reduction.

27. Reduce: The homeowners made a $5,000 price reduction to their house in hopes of selling faster.

28. Severe Definitions Sentences: • Adjective: 1. Very strict or harsh. 2. Hard to bear or deal with. • 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.

29. Severe: The swimmer received a severe sunburn on her back due to forgetting sunscreen.

30. Venture Definitions Sentences: • Verb: 1. To dare to do, to go, or to say. • Noun: 1. Something that involves the risk of a loss. • 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.

31. Venture: The astronaut ventured out into space for his first space walk.