Wordly Wise: Lesson 3

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Examples and

Non-examples

Abundant more than enough; plentiful; a great amount

Abundant more than enough; plentiful; a great amount

Arid having little or no rainfall; very dry

Arid having little or no rainfall; very dry

Distinct

1. not the same; different or separate

2. unmistakable; definite

Distinct

1. not the same; different or separate

2. unmistakable; definite

Graze

1. to feed on growing grass

2. to touch lightly in passing

Graze

1. to feed on growing grass

2. to touch lightly in passing

Graze

1. to feed on growing grass

2. to touch lightly in passing

Hectic full of feverish activity, haste or confusion

Hectic full of feverish activity, haste or confusion

Horde a large group or crowd, especially one on the move

Horde a large group or crowd, especially one on the move

Humid having a large amount of water or moisture in the air

Humid having a large amount of water or moisture in the air

Incredible hard or impossible to believe

Incredible hard or impossible to believe

Inhabit to live in or on

Inhabit to live in or on

(habitat)

Peninsula a piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water

Peninsula a piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water

Rural of or relating to the country and the people who live there

Rural of or relating to the country and the people who live there

Sanctuary

1. a place of safety or shelter

2. protection offered by such a place

Sanctuary

1. a place of safety or shelter

2. protection offered by such a place

Splendor magnificence; brilliance of appearance; very impressive (splendid)

Splendor magnificence; brilliance of appearance; very impressive (splendid)

Squalor filth; misery; dirty or unfit for living

Squalor filth; misery; dirty or unfit for living

Terrain

1. an area of land; a region

2. the surface features of a region

Terrain

1. an area of land; a region

2. the surface features of a region

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