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Wordly Wise 14 (2).notebook March 19, 2020 Lesson 14 Put a check mark by the words that you already know. Wordly Wise afford boast Goal: Students will read with accuracy and apply chord exceptional phonetic and word analysis skills to recognize and fortunate understand words. fringe humble meadow melancholy obstinate plead plunge relent submit trudge Apr 22­6:16 PM Apr 22­6:17 PM Boast Afford (verb)­ 1. to talk with too much pride in oneself or in (verb)­ 1. to be able to pay for. what one owns or has done; to brag. 2. to be able to do. 2. to have and to take proper pride in having. 3. to give; to provide (noun)­ an act of boasting Can you afford a new pair of soccer cleats? The guy boasted about all of the places he had gone over the summer. When you are preparing for a test, you can't afford to miss a good night's sleep. The park boasts of having the newest playground equipment in the state. Reading affords me so much happiness. Apr 22­6:22 PM Apr 22­6:32 PM exceptional chord (noun)­ three or more notes of music played (adj.)­ unusually good. together. The apples we picked at the My son has learned to play many chords orchard were of exceptional on the guitar. quality. Apr 22­6:40 PM Apr 22­6:49 PM 1

Wordly Wise 14 (2).notebook March 19, 2020 fortunate fringe (adj)­ lucky (noun)­ 1. an edge made of short lengths of material such as thread, used to decorate clothing, curtains, etc. 2. an outside edge The boy felt very fortunate to The man from the rodeo wore a jacket with fringe around the arms and chest. get the spend the day with his dad and felt very lucky to have caught such a large fish. The deer stood at the fringe of our yard, scared to come any closer. Apr 22­7:00 PM Apr 22­7:05 PM humble meadow (adjective)­ 1. plain and simple (noun)­ a field of grass or wildflowers 2. not proud; modest (verb)­ to bring down to defeat We skipped through the meadow on Abraham Lincoln was raised in a humble log cabin. our way to the pond. In Lou Gehrig's humble speech, he thanked the fans for all of their love and support. Helping her mom clean up the house, was a The fury of the storm was far greater than had kind gesture . been forecast. Apr 22­7:16 PM Apr 22­7:37 PM melancholy obstinate (adj.)­ filled with sorrow; very sad. (adj.)­ not willing to give in; stubborn (noun)­ a state of sadness. The television show was so sad it left Andy in a melancholy mood. His melancholy The donkey was so obstinate that the farmer could not get him to began to affect my mood, and I grew more move. and more dejected . Apr 22­7:43 PM Apr 22­7:49 PM 2

Wordly Wise 14 (2).notebook March 19, 2020 plunge plead (verb)­ 1. to throw oneself into. (verb)­ 1. to ask for something that is felt to be very important; to beg. 2. to push or force quickly 3. to drop sharply 2. to respond to a charge by a court of law. (noun)­ a sudden dive or fall The man pleaded with his boss to let him keep his The kids plunged into the pool and job. swam a few laps. Stanley plunged the shovel into the earth and dug his first hole. The defendant was uncertain The price of lemonade plunged when the how to plead in court. weather turned cold. Thankfully, the police were able to recover some of the items that were stolen at the airport. Apr 22­7:53 PM Apr 22­7:53 PM relent submit (verb)­ to become less strict. (verb)­ 1. to give to someone to look over or decide about. 2. to give in to someone or something Molly submitted her poem to the county poetry contest. I relented and let my son go to the concert. My husband finally submitted and helped me with the yard work. Apr 22­7:53 PM Apr 22­7:53 PM trudge (verb)­ to walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort. We had to trudge through deep snow to find the cabin. Apr 22­7:53 PM Apr 22­9:37 PM 3