Wordly Wise Lesson 3 Words
Approach
v. To go closer to
n. 1. A coming closer (My grandparents dread the approach of winter)
2. A road or way that leads to a place
Burrow
v. 1. To dig a hole or tunnel into or under something
2. To dig deeply into; to search
n. A hole or tunnel dug by an animal as a home or for protection
Cease
v. To stop to; to come or bring to an end
Destructive
adj. Causing harm or damage
Destruction n. Harm or damage
Drowsy
adj. Tired or sleepy
Famished
adj. Very hungry
Forecast
v. To figure out and say what will happen before it takes place
n. A telling of what will happen
Hibernate
v. To spend the winter in a resting state
Migrate
v. To move from one country or region to another
Migration n. The act of migrating
Migratory adj. moving from one place to country or another, usually regularly
Nestle
v.1. To settle down comfortably, as if in a nest
2. To lie in a sheltered, partly hidden place
Observe
v. 1 To see, to notice
2. To comment, to remark
3. To mark an event or day
4. To obey
Prepare
v. to make or get ready
Preparation n Something done to get ready
Reduce
v. To make or become smaller or less
Reduction n the act of reducing or the amount by which something is reduced
Severe
adj. 1. Very strict or hard
2. Hard to bear or deal with
Venture
v. to dare to do, to go, or to say
n. Something that involves the risk of a loss