Modified Wordly Wise Lesson 17

address (verb)

The head of the honor society addressed the whole student body.

address (verb)

As soon as Mrs. Lu finishes solving one problem, she has to address a new one.

address (noun)

President Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on an envelope.

address (noun)

Let the post office know if you change your address.

approve (verb)

My friend Luke approved my choice of video game to play.

approval (noun)

My parents' approval is important to me.

elder (noun)

Sometimes we can learn a lot from our elders just by observing the way they live their lives.

elder (noun)

The elders of the village met to decide what to do about the increasing number of tourists.

elder (adjective)

My elder brother is a senior in high school.

escort (verb)

When her husband was away, Anna asked her brother to escort her to the play.

escort (noun)

the president always has a police escort when he travels by car.

hearty (adjective)

Grandpa liked to boast that at the age of eighty-five, he still had a hearty appetite at every meal.

hearty (adjective)

The hearty vegetable chili hit the spot on a cold day.

hearty (adjective)

Uncle Pete gave a hearty chuckle when my little brother told a joke.

inhale (verb)

I tried to catch my breath by inhaling deeply several times.

merit (verb)

The students' ideas for changes in the sports program merit careful study by the school board.

merit (noun)

David's teacher thought his fund-raising idea had merit and asked him to explain it to the class.

merits (plural noun)

The judge said to forget what we'd heard on television and judge the case on its merits.

stingy (adjective)

Amy is too stingy to share her candy with anyone.

summon (verb)

My father summoned me over to the phone.

summon (verb)

I summoned all my courage and walked out on the stage.

valiant (adjective)

The firefighters were honored for their valiant deeds.