Edited by: Mr. Tetreault Wordly Wise Lesson 6 Made by: Kevin Closs Edited by: Mr. Tetreault

Addict 1) N.- A person with a very strong desire for something Sentence- Junk food addicts need to change their eating habits 2) V.- To cause to have a very strong desire for something Sentence- Pushers try to addict people to illegal drugs 3) ADDICTION- N.- The condition of being addicted Sentence- We need more treatment centers for drug addiction. 4) ADDICTIVE- ADJ.- Likely to cause addiction Sentence- Cocaine is an addictive substance

Aspire 1) v.- To have a strong desire for Sentence- Every NFL team aspires to win a Super Bowl 2) ASPIRATION- N.- A strong desire to achieve something Sentence- John sings in local clubs with aspirations to be an opera singer

Bias 1) N.- A preference that prevents someone from being impartial Sentence- The lawyers in the town insist that Judge Lewis has a bias in favor of women 2) V.- To cause someone to have prejudice Sentence- Don’t have a bias against Japanese food just because you had one bad meal at a Japanese restaurant

Blatant 1) ADJ.- Very obvious in an offensive way Sentence- The governor's promised to cut taxes was a blatant attempt to be re-elected

Candid 1) ADJ.- Expressed honestly and without holding back unpleasant truths Sentence- Tony asked the teacher for her candid opinion about his poem.

Confront 1) V.- To stand up to; to face boldly Sentence- Steve confronted confronted the burglar who had robbed many banks 2) To put or bring face to face Sentence- The police confronted the burglar with evidence and he admitted to the break-ins. 3) CONFRONTATION- A hostile meeting of two people with different views. SENTENCE- When armies of countries in war have a confrontation, people are killed.

Debut 1) N.- A first public appearance Sentence- The actor made his debut by starring in a local play. 2)-V.- To make a first public appearance The new TV show will debut in October

Enroll 1)- V. To sign up to become a member of a group; to register Sentence- A small inheritance made it possible for me to enroll in an art school. 2) ENROLLMENT- N.- The number of people enrolled Sentence- The art class had an enrollment of six students

Fluster 1) V.- To make nervous, embarrassed, or confused Sentence- The personal question flustered me, so I was unable to think of an answer

Impunity 1) N.- Freedom from being harmed or punished Sentence- Those who think they could smoke cigarettes with impunity are wrong

Intensify 1. V.- To increase; to strengthen or deepen SENTENCE- Volunteers will intensify their efforts to find the missing child.

Intimidate 1.V.- To frighten, especially by threatening someone SENTENCE- The pitcher’s scowl was intended to intimidate the batter INTIMIDATION. N- The act of intimidating SENTENCE- Jonas claimed that intimidation had been used to make her confess to the crime

Obnoxious 1. ADJ.- Very unpleasant; disgusting SENTENCE- An obnoxious diner at the next table ruined our meal by talking loudly

Retort 1.V.- To reply in a quick and clever way SENTENCE- When Steve made fun of me I retorted that he smelled bad. 2.N.- A quick or clever reply Unable to think of a good retort, I remained quiet.

Stint 1.N- A period of time devoted to a task SENTENCE- After college, Bob had a two year stint working for a bank 2.N.- A limit or restriction SENTENCE- Local benefactors gave without stint to help make a youth center 3.V.- To limit or restrict SENTENCE- Many parents stint on luxuries to pay for their children’s education