| Term | Definition |
|---|
| romp | play |
| appoint | choose |
| pledge | you promise it |
| startle | you surprise someone |
| grief | sorrow |
| vessel | a ship |
| triumph | victory |
| sweltering | extremely hot |
| jittery | nervous |
| glee | joy, happiness, gladness |
| unfurl | unfold |
| thaw | melts |
| din | a loud noise |
| garment | clothes, something you wear |
| chide | you scold someone |
| vast | great, large, enormous |
| nimble | quick |
| trophy | a prize, award |
| eerie | weird, strange |
| fret | you worry |
| native | from here, locally |
| foreign | from another place |
| excited | happy about something |
| calm | not excited, relaxed |
| identical | two things that are exactly the same |
| dissimilar | different |
| enlarge | to make things bigger |
| reduce | to make things smaller |
| vanish | to disappear |
| appear | to be made visible |
| collect | to gather |
| disperse | to give out |
| maintain | to keep something as it is |
| discontinue | to stop it |
| snare | to catch |
| release | to let go |
| methodical | being in the habit of following a method |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| driftwood | wood that floats on water |
| waterfront | land along a body of water |
| cardboard | stiff, heavy paper |
| junkyard | a place where junk is kept or stored |
| sunburn | when your sking gets too much sun |
| beanstalk | the stalk on which beans grow |
| quicksand | loose sand and water that gives way under weight |
| landmark | a building or place kept to mark and event that happened there. |
| gingerbread | a kind of cake or cookie made with ginger. |
| boar | a wild pig |
| bore | an uninteresting person |
| sweet | sugar and honey taste sweet |
| suite | a group of rooms that are connected |
| vain | someone who is proud. |
| mettle | courage |
| metal | a substance such as iron, copper, silver, lead, or brass. |
| boulder | a large, big rock |
| bolder | when you feel braver |
| prune | a dried fruit |
| prune | when you trim a tree or shrub |
| desert | to leave |
| desert | a region of land with little rainfall |
| grouse | a kind of bird |
| bass | a kind of freshwater fish |
| bass | a low singing voice of a man |
| sewer | someone who sews |
| sewer | a pipe for cayying away waste |
| braille | a system of writing with raised dots for blind people |
| sandwich | two pieces of bread with a filling between them |
| saxophone | a musical instrument |
| bloomers | long pants gathered at the knee |
| tweed | a woolen cloth made with two or more colors of yarn |
| guppy | a small. colorful fish |
| titantic | huge or great |
| limerick | a funny five line poem |
| jovial | a jolly person |
| Ferris wheel | a ride at an amusement park, it is a large wheel that turns. Seats hand from the wheel. |
| mustang | a wild horse |
| avocado | is a tropical fruit that grows on trees |
| patio | an outdooe space used for relaxing near a house |
| rodeo | a show with horseback riding and roping |
| caboose | the last car on a freight train |
| waffle | a breakfast cake made from batter |
| sleigh | a kind of sled |
| yacht | a boat that is used for pleasure |
| skull | the bones of your head |
| ski | a long flat runner worn on the foot to move over ice |
| gong | a metallic disk that makes a deep ringing sound when struck |
| umbrella | a collapsible covering for protection from rain or sun |
| paddy | a flooded field where rice grows |
| ravioli | s small pocket of pasta filled with cheese or meat |
| opera | a story performed in song and music |
| corduroy | a cotton cloth with ridges |
| judo | a sport and form of self-defense using the body |
| futon | a king of mattress |
| deli | a store that sells prepared foods |
| disco | a nightclub where people dance |
| vet | a pet doctor |
| gym | a place for sports and exercise |
| dorm | a sleeping room especially for several people at a school or college |
| condo | when a person owns an apartment instead of renting it |
| mayo | is a sauce that people used on sandwiches and in salads |
| gas | gasoline |
| drape | a covering for a window |
| moped | a bicycle with a motor |
| smash | you shatter or break something |
| heliport | a place where helicopters land and take off from |
| twirl | to turn or cause to turn rapidly |
| brunch | a meal that combines breakfast and lunch |
| smog | fog that is polluted |
| cheeseburger | a hamburger with cheese |
| motel | a hotel for motorists |
| chortle | to chuckle or laugh |
| polygon | a closed figure with three or more straight lines |
| parallel | lines are always the same distance apart |
| estimate | you make a careful guess about quantity |
| congruent | two figures equal in size and shape |
| diameter | a straight line through the center of a circle |
| octagon | a figure with eight sides and eight angles |
| probability | refers to the chances of something happening |
| diagonal | a line that slants |
| pentagon | a figure that has five sides and five angles |
| ram | a male sheep |
| ewe | a female sheep |
| stallion | a male horse |
| mare | a female horse |
| cob | a male swan |
| pen | a female swan |
| doe | a female deer |
| buck | a male deer |
| nanny | a female goat |
| billy | a male goat |
| artisan | a craftsperson silled in an industry or trade |
| artifact | something, such as a tool, made by human skill |
| artistic | having to do with art or artists |
| artist | someone who paints or is skilled in other fine arts |
| population | the number of people living in one place |
| populous | a place where there is a lot of people, large popluation |
| popular | someone that is well liked |
| corporation | an organization made up of a group of people who act as one |
| corporal | having to do with the body |
| corps | a group of people with special training |
| aquamarine | a blue-green color like water |
| aquarium | a tank for fish |
| aquatic | related to water |
| aqueduct | a pipe or channel that carries water |
| portable | something that is easily moved from place to place |
| transport | somthing that you take from place to place |
| porter | someone who carries baggage |
| comport | the way you behave |
| report | an account prepared in an organized form |
| aquanaut | an underwater explorer |
| geography | the study of Earth's surface |
| geology | the science of how the Earth was formed |
| geometry | the study of angles, lines and figures |
| photograph | a picture taken by a camera |
| photogenic | a person that looks good in a photograph |
| photocopier | a machine that makes copies |
| telephoto | a lens on a camera that can take pictures at a great distance |
| autobiography | when someone writes a story about their life |
| automatic | self propelled |
| autograph | when you sign your name |
| astronaut | a pilot of a spacecraft, explorer of space |
| suburb | a community outside a large city |
| hatchback | a car with a hatch in the back |
| jazz | music with strong rhythm and an accented beat that falls in unusual places |
| laptop | a small portable computer |
| nylon | a manmade material, made form chemicals |
| takeout | food prepared that you take home and eat |
| monorail | a train that runs on a single track |
| infomercial | a TV program that gives information and also sells a product |
| skyscraper | a very tall building |
| panic | sudden fear |
| flashy | something that is colorful and stands out |
| china | a fine pottery used to make dishes |
| pineapple | a fruit that looks like a pincecone, sweet, yellow |
| vandalism | destruction of valued things |
| popcorn | a snack made by heating corn kernels |
| jeep | a powerful car with four-wheel drive |
| funny bone | the place where a nerve passes your bended elbow |
| eavesdrop | when you listen to someone's conversation |
| gargantuan | huge |
| dummy | mock up, model, how a newspaper page will look |
| beat | the area of subject that a reporter covers |
| typo | a mistake in a printed word, newspaper, book |
| poppycock | nonsense |
| bamboozle | when you trick someone |
| polliwog | a tadpole--a baby frog |
| dillydally | when you wase time |
| bonkers | crazy or mad |
| slugabed | someone who is lazy |
| scalawag | a rascal or scamp |
| scamp | a rascal |
| rascal | a mean or dishonest person, a mischievious person |
| hobnob | to associate in a friendly manner |
| gobbledygook | writing or speaking that is long and windy and hard to understand |
| ballyhoo | an uproar about something |
| superhuman | shows extra strength or power |
| displease | to cause to feel disapproval, dislike, or annoyance |
| dishonest | a person who cheats or lies |
| preview | you see in advance |
| prehistoric | means 'before recorded history" |
| semicircle | half a circle |
| semiprecious | jewels of less value than real ones |
| unicycle | has only one wheel |
| unicorn | an imaginary animal with one horn on the forehead |
| nonfiction | books about real people and events |
| nonstop | when traveling you don't stop along the way |
| enrage | if you make someone really angry |
| endager | putting someone in harm's way |
| multicolored | having many colors |
| multipurpose | a tool that has many uses |
| postdate | to assign a date to that is later than the actual or current date |
| transcontinental | across the continent |
| transplant | when you move something from one place to another |
| postscript | P.S. added at the end of a letter after the signature |
| kinship | related by blood |
| leadership | someone who is a good leader |
| royalty | being royal |
| remarkable | special |
| profitable | you make money on it |
| envious | you want what someone else has |
| joyous | when you are happy |
| brotherhood | fellowship |
| neighborhood | an area in a community |
| frailty | weakness |
| torrent | a rushing stream of a liquid |
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