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WordUpIndigoUnit9
Learnmoreaboutthistopic!Eachsectiongivesmoredetailononeofthelyricsfromthesong.Readeachsection,and
thenrespondbyansweringthequestionortakingnotesonkeyideas.
Ly ric:Intro
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Evertrydesigningyourownpairofshoes?Evertrydrawingabrandnew
kindofshoefromdifferentangles?Thenarratorofthissongissointo
fashionthathedoesn'tonlydrawshoes;heactuallymakesmostofhis
clotheshimself.Andhealwaysmakessurethathisshoesmatchhisshirt.
You'lllearnthesewords:absurd,anxious,combine,hearty,identical,myth,
purchase,solo,thrifty,vivid.
Ly ric:absurd
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absurd (adj)
Makingnosenseatall;seemingtohavenoreason.It'sabsurd tothink
thatonetinymonkeycouldconquertheworld,buthewill.
Ly ric:anxious
anxious (adj)
Worried;concerned.Themanfeltanxious whilesittingoutsidethe
hospital,waitingfornewsofhiswife.
Otherforms:Takinglongwalksishowmyfatherdealswithhisanxiet y
(noun)andnervousness.
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Ly ric:thrifty
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t hrift y (adj)
Carefulaboutspendingmoney;tendingtosavemoneyormanagemoney
well.Thrift y peopleshopatthriftstores.
Ly ric:myth
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my t h (noun)
1.Anoldstorythatexplainswhysomethingisorhowitcametobe.Bobby
lovedstudyingtheoldGreekmy t hs ofZeusandHercules.
2.Amade-upidea,story,orperson.Somepeoplethinkthatifyoucross
youreyestheycangetstuckthatway,butIthinkthat'sjustamy t h .
Otherforms:Aunicornisamy t hical (adj)creature.
Ly ric:purchase
purchase (verb)
Tobuy.Laylapurchased severalwatermelonsfromthewomanatthe
market.
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Ly ric:hearty
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heart y (adj)
1.Warmandfriendly.Clairegaveherfriendaheart y greetingwhenthey
metatthebowlingalley.
2.Largeandsatisfyingtotheappetite.Afteralongdayofsleddinginthe
park,wecamehomeandcookedaheart y meal.
Ly ric:identical
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ident ical (adj)
Exactlythesame;alikeineveryway.Icouldn'ttellthedifferencebetween
thethreebasketballs;theyseemedident ical tome.
Ly ric:v iv id
v iv id (adj)
1.Brightandsharp;givingaclearpicture.Thepeacock'splumagewasv iv id
andverybig.
2.fulloflife.Lesterhasav iv id personality:Onceyoumeethim,youwon't
forgethim.
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Ly ric:combined
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combine (verb)
Tojoinorbringtogether.Tomaketheperfectdessert,Rajoncombined
cake,pie,andicecream.
Ly ric:solo
solo (adverb)
Madeordonebyoneperson.Makingamovieisnotasolo effort:Ittakes
ahugecrew.
(noun)Amusicalpieceforonevoiceorasingleinstrument.Janeplayeda
solo onthetrumpet.
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