Ben lesson 1 new vocabulary

accustom

to make familiar, used to

Alert

Watchful, wide awake, a warning signal

Assign

To select for a position or for what has to be done, to give out, as a piece of work to be done.

Budge

To move or shift

Burly

(adj.) big and strong; muscular

companion

one who spends time with or does things with another

compatible

Getting along well together.

Concept

A general idea or thought about something

Distract

To draw ones thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand

Jostle

To push or shove

obedient

doing what one is asked or told

obstacle

something that prevents one from moving forward

Patient

Willing to wait without complaining, a person in a doctors care.

pedestrian

a person who travels by foot; ordinary or dull

Retire

To stop working because one has reached a certain age