GACS lclab - English 6 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 6, Lesson 3 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab - English 6 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 6, Lesson 3 - Applying the Meanings
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MossflowerAbbey, GACS lclab Jr. High - English 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abundant | If good weather continues, farmers can expect an ______________ harvest. |
| abundance | Natural gas supplies an _______________of power to the entire country. |
| arid | Much of North Africa is _____________land. |
| distinct | Apples come in over two thousand _____________varieties. |
| distinct | Chili peppers add a ______________flavor to this dish. |
| graze | A small herd of cows _____________in th meadow. |
| grazed | The snowball ________________my cheek but didn't hurt me. |
| hectic | After a _____________week of sightseeing, the tourists were glad to go home and relax. |
| hordes | __________of swimmers head for the pool in summer. |
| humid | Residents escape the hot, ___________weather by going inside where it is cool and dry. |
| humidity | The ____________was so high that the slightest activity made us sweat. |
| incredible | It seems __________that no one was injured in such a bad accident. |
| inhabited | Millions of bison once ______________the great plains of America. |
| inhabitants | Most of the ______________of California were born somewhere else. |
| peninsula | Bays along the Baja _______________provide shelter for several kinds of whales. |
| rural | The villagers believe that a shopping mall has no place in a ________area. |
| sanctuary | The temple was a _____________to those who were being persecuted. |
| sanctuary | The shelter offers ____________to women fleeing violence in the home. |
| splendor | The ____________of the palace at Versailles took our breath away. |
| splendid | The exhibition of American sculpture includes several _________________statues by Harriet Hosmer. |
| squalor | People lived in ____________after their homes were destroyed by the hurricane. |
| squalid | The newly arrived immigrants worked long hours in __________conditions for very low wages. |
| terrain | After hiking for several days we knew the ___________quite well. |
| terrain | The mountainous _______________of western Colorado attracts skiers from all parts of the country. |
| Rural areas are those | away from large cities. |
| A peninsula is | land almost completely surrounded by water. |
| Something that is incredible is | hard to believe. |
| Humidity is | dampness in the air. |
| A squalid building is | one that is dirty and neglected. |
| A horde is | a large crowd on the move. |
| A distinct change is | one that is unmistakable. |
| Terrain is | the surface features of an area. |
| sanctuary | The Underground Railroad offered a (place of shelter) to slaves who were escaping to freedom. |
| grazed | The first ball from the pitcher (just barely hit) the batter's shoulders. |
| hordes | (Large numbers) of fans surrounded the stage door waiting for autographs. |
| inhabitants | Pitcairn Island has few than fifty (people who make their homes there). |
| hectic | Her life was (full of feverish activity) because she worked at two full-time jobs. |
| rural | Mark Twain wrote mostly about (life away from the cities and towns of) America. |
| distinct | The sounds of a flute and a trombone are quite (different from each other) so you can easily tell them apart. |
| arid | Few crops can be grown where the land is (very dry and gets little rain). |
| splendor | Monet's later paintings capture the (magnificent appearance) of his garden at Giverny. |
| peninsula | Italy is a large (country that is almost completely surrounded by water). |
| terrain | The rough (surface features of the land) made travel difficult. |
| abundance | Crops grow in (quantities that provide more than is needed) in such fertile soil. |
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