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.