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.