Flashcards: 50 Words 3rd Graders Should Know
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Created by:
cwhite15 on March 4, 2008
Description:
50 words every 3rd grader should know.
Groups:
JES 3rd Grade, Winstead ES Study Guides, Joy Davis 3rd Grade, Colbert 3rd Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 achieve | to do something successfully |
| ancient | very old |
| campaign | the event and activities held to help someone win an election |
| candidate | someone who is applying for a job or running in an election |
| celebration | a joyous ceremony or gathering |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| ceremony | actions, words, and often music to mark an important event |
| climate | the usual weather in a place |
| community | a group of people who live in the same area |
| construct | to build or make something |
| culture | the way of life, ideas, customs, and traditions of a group of people |
| damage | to harm something |
| develop | to grow or build on something |
| device | a machine that does a particular job |
| difficult | not easy |
| endangered | in a dangerous situation |
| enormous | very large |
| erupt | to start happening suddenly |
| examine | to look carefully at something |
| exhibit | to show something to the public |
| extinct | having died out |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or an animal from millions of years ago |
| frigid | very cold |
| habitat | the place and natural conditions in which a plant or an animal lives |
| improve | to make better |
| journey | a long trip |
| memorial | something done or built to help people remember someone or an event |
| occur | to happen |
| oppose | to be against |
| orbit | to cricle around |
| pollute | to make dirty |
| population | the total number of people who live in a place |
| predict | to say what you think will happen in the future |
| prohibit | to stop something offically |
| recognize | to see someone or something and know them or it |
| recycle | to gather old items so they can be used to make new products |
| region | an area |
| represent | to speack or act for someone or something else |
| ruin | to spoil or destroy something completely |
| salute | to honor someone or something |
| similar | alike or of the same type |
| survive | to continue to live or exist |
| threatened | in danger |
| tradition | a custom or belief handed down from one generation to the next |
| transform | to make a great change in something |
| unite | to put or join together |
| unusual | not common, rare |
| valuable | somthing that is worth a lot of money or is important in some way |
| vehicle | something in which people or goods are carried from place to place |
| vessel | a ship or large boat |