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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

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

13. 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

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

15. 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.

16. 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