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Wordly Wise. Book 4 Lesson 13. Appall. Verb: To cause horror, shock or dismay. The inspectors were appalled by the condition of the factories. Click on picture for video. Appalling. Adjective: Causing shock and horror.

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  1. Wordly Wise Book 4 Lesson 13

  2. Appall • Verb: To cause horror, shock or dismay. • The inspectors were appalled by the condition of the factories. Click on picture for video.

  3. Appalling • Adjective: Causing shock and horror. Australia’s poor fashion was appalling to the reporter and a fashion expert. Click on picture for video.

  4. Dejected • Adjective: Discouraged; low in spirits. The dejected jockey was hard pressed to explain his horse’s performance in the race. Click on picture for video.

  5. Depend Click on picture for video. • Verb 1) To rely on for support. The blind man learns to depend on his guide dog. • Verb 2) To be based on. Whether or not I go to the concert depends on what my parents say.

  6. Dependable • Adjective: Reliable. If you do a lot of driving, you need a dependable car. Click on picture for video.

  7. Dreary • Adjective: Sad and gloomy. The meteorologist forecasted a dreary day ahead with cold temperatures and rain. Click on picture for video.

  8. Fanatic Click on picture for video. • Noun: A person whose enthusiasm for a belief is extreme. The BYU fanatics were hoping their team would make the roster for the March Madness tournaments.

  9. Fanatical • Adjective: Carry an interest or enthusiasm to extremes. Tina has a fanatical interest in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Click on picture for video.

  10. Impact Click on picture for video. • Noun: 1) The striking of one object by another. The impact of asteroid made an impression on Jupiter. • Noun: 2) Forceful impression. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech had a great impact on millions of Americans.

  11. Invade • Verb: 1) To enter by force in order to take over. The German army invaded Russia in June, 1941. • Verb: 2) To intrude; to enter in great numbers. I’m putting a lock on my drawer so my little sister will not be able to invade my privacy.

  12. Invasion • Noun: The act of invading The gypsy moth invasion caused the destruction of the Cape Cod pine trees.

  13. Isolate • Verb: To cut off from others. As soon as my brother broke out in spots the doctor isolated him for a week.

  14. Isolation • NOUN: The condition of being isolated. The cottage’s isolation make it appealing to someone seeking a quiet vacation.

  15. Isolated • Adjective: Cut off from others. The lighthouse keeper actually enjoyed her isolated life Click on picture for video.

  16. Occupy • Verb: 1) To live in; to take up. My Aunt Bianca’s family occupied the apartment beside us when I was little. • Verb: 2) To take over by force. Protesting students occupied the school president’s office.

  17. Occupation • Noun: A person’s job or profession. Nursing is a perfect occupation for my brother since he likes helping people. • A filling up of time or space. The sign in the elevator said that occupation of more than twelve people was again the law.

  18. Reveal • Verb: To make known: If you reveal the wish you made, it might not come true. • To bring into view; to show. The little dog moved the curtain to reveal the great and mighty Oz as being just a man. Click on picture for video.

  19. Rout • Noun: A disorganized retreat from an attack; a total defeat. The battle ended in a rout as the enemy soldiers dropped their weapons and ran. • Verb: To defeat completely. The US basketball players routed their opponents in the Olympic Games. Click on picture for video.

  20. Suspect • Verb: 1) To think of as probably guilty. The police suspect the man who used to live upstairs of breaking in to our apartment. • Verb: 2) To suppose that something is true. I suspect that she knows more algebra than she thinks she does.

  21. Suspect • Noun: A person believed to be guilty. The suspect asked to see a lawyer before being questioned.

  22. Temporary • Adjective: Lasting or made to last for a short time. The town provided a temporary place for people to stay during the hurricane. Click on picture for video.

  23. Terror • Noun: Great fear Thunder and lightening always fill my grandmother with terror. Click on picture for video.

  24. terrify • Verb: To fill with terror or great fear. The promo for the Hollywood Tower of Terror ride promises to terrify you! Click on picture for video.

  25. Tragic • Causing great sadness; terrible or dreadful. The entire nation grieved over the tragic death of Martin Luther King.

  26. Tragedy • Noun: An event that causes great pain, suffering or loss of life. The tornado created a tragedy in the town. • A play that ends sadly as the hero or heroine loses at the end of a great struggle. Shakespeare wrote some of the world’s greatest tragedies, like Romeo and Juliet.

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