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Study the word RESIST: (Source) When you resist something, you stand strong against it, or fight back against it: you tell it "no," or you don't let it control what you do. If a gang of pirates invades our town, let's resist them: fight them off, make them run away, and not let them steal our stuff. (Source) If you try to put your cat into her carrier so you can take her to the vet, she's likely to resist. She'll squirm all over the place, trying to stand strong against you, so that she doesn't have to go into the carrier. You really have to admire her resistance. She's very strong. (Source) If you're having a great time at the pool or the playground, but then your parents say "It's time to go home, so get in the car," you might resist: you might run away, or refuse to get in the car, or say, "No! Let's stay! Just one more hour! Please?" Your resistance is understandable. It's hard to leave a fun place. (Source) It's also hard to resist delicious, unhealthy foods. It's tough for me to resist French fries. They're so greasy, so unhealthy, oooh, but they're so tasty! Sometimes I resist them and choose something healthier, but sometimes I don't resist them: I chow down on those fries. Yum. French fries can be irresistible: hard or impossible to say "no" to. (Source) Just like it's difficult to resist yummy junk food, it's also difficult to resist an urge to do something. If you really want to laugh, but you know it would be rude, you've got to resist that urge to laugh. And that's hard! (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture resist to fight back, or to say no   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word RESIST: Remember: resistance is the act of pushing back when other people tell you what to do, or when you want to do things but you know you shouldn't. Idea 1: "(Some kind of yummy food), especially with (something that goes with it that makes it even yummier), is way too delicious for me to resist." Idea 2: "When (someone) told me to (do something I didn't want to do), I resisted." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.