Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards
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concentrate
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discovery
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When you concentrate, you think very carefully
about what you are doing.
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Define: When a discovery is made, something that was
hidden or unknown is found.
educated
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effort
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improved
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Define: A person works hard to finish a task that
takes effort.
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Define: When a person has improved, he or she has
become better at something.
inspired
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satisfied
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celebrate
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Define: A satisfied person is pleased with the way
something happened.
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Define: When you celebrate, you do something special.
courage
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disappointment
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precious
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Define: When something is a disappointment, a person
is sad because something is not as good as expected.
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Define: Something is precious if it is very valuable to you.
pride
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remind
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symbols
Ask: Name one time you felt pride in something you did.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When you remind someone, you make that
person remember something.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: You use symbols to represent ideas
or objects.
tradition
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admires
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classmate
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Define: When someone admires something you have
done, he or she likes it.
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Define: A classmate is someone who is in your class
at school.
community
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contribute
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practicing
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Define: When you contribute something, you give
money or help.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When I am practicing, I do something again
and again.
pronounce
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scared
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tumbled
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Define: When you are scared, you are afraid of something.
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Define: When I lost my balance, I tumbled and fell.
design
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encouraged
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examine
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Define: When you are encouraged, you are given hope
to do something.
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Define: When people examine something, they look
at it very carefully.
investigation
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quality
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simple
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Define: Quality items are made of the finest products.
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Define: When something is simple, it is easy to do.
solution
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substitutes
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carved
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Define: Substitutes take the place of something else.
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Define: To carve is to cut something into a shape.
clues
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grand
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landmark
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Define: Grand means good or excellent.
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Define: A landmark is an important building, structure,
or place.
massive
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monument
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national
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Define: A monument is a building, statue, or other object
made to honor a person or event.
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Define: Something that is national has a characteristic
of or has to do with the people of the nation.
traces
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attempt
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awkward
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Define: When you make an attempt to do something,
you try to do it.
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Define: When a person is awkward, he or she is clumsy
and not graceful.
cooperation
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created
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furiously
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Define: When something is created, it is made
or built.
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Define: When you act furiously, you act in a way
that shows you are very angry.
interfere
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involved
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timid
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Define: When you let people get involved in an activity,
you let them take part in it.
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Define: When a person is timid, he or she is shy and
not brave.
arrived
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immigrated
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inspected
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Define: Immigrated means “to have come to a new
country to live.”
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Define: Inspected means “to have looked at something
closely or carefully.”
moment
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opportunity
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photographs
Vocabulary Routine
Define: An opportunity is a chance for good things
to happen.
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Define: Photographs are pictures taken with a camera.
valuable
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whispered
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announced
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Define: Whispered means “spoken in a very
quiet voice.”
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Define: If you announced something, you told people
about it.
candidates
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convince
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decisions
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Define: To convince is to cause someone to believe
or do something.
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Define: When you make a decision, you make a choice.
elect
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estimate
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government
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Define: To estimate is to guess an amount.
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Define: A government is the people who guide a city,
state, or country.
independent
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caretakers
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population
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Define: When people are caretakers, they care for a
person or animal and keep it safe.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: A population of animals is all the animals
of the same kind living in a place.
recognized
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relatives
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resources
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When two people are relatives, they are members
of the same family.
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Define: Resources are things that are available to be used
when needed, such as water.
success
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survive
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threatened
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Define: When people or animals survive a dangerous
event, they stay alive.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When something is threatened, it is in danger
of being hurt.
bounce
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imagine
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inventor
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Define: To imagine something is to picture it in your head.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: An inventor is a person who makes or thinks
of something for the first time.
observer
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disbelief
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dismay
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Define: When you are in disbelief, you cannot believe
something.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: To feel dismay is to feel shock and surprise.
fabulous
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features
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offered
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Define: Features are things that are noticeable about
something.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When you are offered something, you are
presented with something that you can either accept or
turn down.
splendid
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unique
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watchful
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Define: When something is unique, it is the only one
of its kind.
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Define: To be watchful means “to be watching carefully.”
amazement
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bravery
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disappear
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Define: Bravery is courage when facing danger.
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Define: When things disappear, you cannot see them
anymore.
donated
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leader
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nervous
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Define: A leader is a person who guides or leads others.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: If you are nervous, you are upset or worried
about something.
refused
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temporary
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amount
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Define: Something that is temporary lasts only for
a short time.
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Define: The amount of something is how much of that
thing there is.
astronomy
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globe
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solar system
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Define: The globe is the world.
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Define: The solar system includes Earth and the planets
that move around the sun.
support
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surface
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temperature
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Define: The surface of something is the outside of it.
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Define: The temperature of something tells how hot or
cold that thing is.
warmth
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effective
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example
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Define: Something that is effective works well.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: An example is a thing to show what other similar
things are like.
identical
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imitate
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material
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Define: If you imitate a person or animal, you try to be like
that person or animal.
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Define: Material is the stuff used to make something.
model
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observed
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similar
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Define: When something is observed, it is looked at
closely.
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Define: Similar things are alike but not exactly the same.
agreeable
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appreciate
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boomed
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Define: To appreciate means to be grateful.
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Define: Boomed means to have grown suddenly
and rapidly.
descendants
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emigration
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pioneers
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Define: Emigration is the act of leaving one’s own country
to live in another.
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Define: Pioneers are people who are among the first
to explore and settle the region.
transportation
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vehicles
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aroma
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Define: Vehicles are a means of carrying or transporting
goods.
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Define: An aroma is a pleasant or agreeable smell
or fragrance.
expect
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flavorful
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graceful
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Define: When something is flavorful, it is tasty and full
of flavor.
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Define: Something that is graceful is beautiful or pleasing
in design, movement, or style.
healthful
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interrupted
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luscious
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Define: When something is interrupted, it is stopped for a
time or broken off.
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Define: Something that is luscious smells or tastes
delicious.
variety
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achievement
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apologized
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Define: An achievement is something that you
accomplish.
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Define: If you apologized, you said you were sorry.
attention
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audience
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confidence
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Define: An audience is a group of people gathered to hear
or see something.
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Define: When you have confidence, you have trust or faith
in something or someone.
embarrassed
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realized
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talents
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Define: If you realized something, you understood
it completely.
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Define: Talents are natural abilities or skills.
alert
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competition
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environment
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Define: A competition is a situation in which people
or animals are trying to be more successful than others.
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Define: An environment is the natural features of a place.
excellent
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prefer
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protection
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Define: To prefer is to like better.
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Define: Protection is when something is kept safe.
related
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shelter
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controlled
Example: Josh and Jen are related because they are both
members of the same family.
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Define: Shelter is something that covers or protects.
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Define: If something is controlled, it is adjusted or moved
by something else.
direction
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flight
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impossible
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Define: Flight is the act of flying.
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Define: When something is impossible, it can’t be done.
launched
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motion
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passenger
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Define: Something that is in motion is moving.
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Define: A passenger is a person who travels in a vehicle.
popular
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adventurous
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courageous
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Define: Someone who is adventurous is willing to risk
danger in order to have exciting or unusual experiences.
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Define: People who are courageous are brave.
extremely
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weird
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admit
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Define: Something that is weird is strange, mysterious,
or odd.
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Define: When you admit something, you confess.
barter
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considered
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creation
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Define: If you considered something, you thought about
it carefully before making a decision.
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Define: A creation is something you make.
humble
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magnificent
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payment
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Define: Something that is magnificent is very beautiful
and grand.
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Define: A payment is what you paid for something.
reluctantly
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conservation
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discouraged
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Define: Conservation is the care of natural resources.
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Define: When people are discouraged, they are made
to feel like giving up.
frustration
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gazed
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jubilant
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Define: To gaze is to look steadily at something.
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Define: To feel jubilant is to feel very happy or joyful.
recycling
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remaining
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tinkered
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Define: Something remaining is still in a certain place.
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Define: Tinkered means made small changes
to something.
Example: Jon and his dad tinkered with the bike and got
it working again.
accidental
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careless
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disasters
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Define: When someone is careless, he or she is not paying
attention.
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Define: Disasters are sudden misfortunes.
equipment
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harmful
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prevention
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Define: Something harmful is causing harm or hurt.
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Define: Prevention means stopping something from
happening.
purpose
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respond
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citizenship
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Define: To respond is to react.
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Define: Citizenship is the position of being a citizen of
a country with all the rights, duties, and privileges that
come with it.
continued
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daring
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horrified
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Define: Something that is daring is courageous and bold.
Vocabulary Routine
Define: When someone is horrified, he or she is filled with
great fear, horror, or dislike.
participate
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proposed
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unfairness
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Define: To have proposed something means to have
suggested someone or something to others for their
consideration.
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Define: Unfairness is the state of being unfair or unjust.
waver
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energy
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natural
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Define: Energy is the ability to do work.
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Define: When something is natural, it is found in nature,
not made by people.
pollution
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produce
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renewable
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Define: To produce is to make or create something.
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Define: Something that is renewable can be made again.
replace
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sources
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traditional
Example: Soon Tina will replace her car with one that runs
on electricity.
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Define: Sources are where things come from.
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Define: Something traditional is most common
or expected.
alarmed
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anguish
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necessary
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Define: Anguish is a great suffering of the mind,
or agony.
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Define: Something that is necessary needs to be done
or is required.
obsessed
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possess
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reward
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Define: When you possess something, you have or own it.
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Define: A reward is something given or received in return
for something done.
treasure
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wealth
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argue
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Define: Wealth is a great amount of money or valuable
things.
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Define: To argue means to express a difference of opinion
or disagree.
astonished
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complained
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conditions
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Define: When people complain, they make an accusation
or a charge.
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Define: Conditions are the state or circumstances
something is in.
forbidding
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forecast
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relief
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Define: A forecast is a statement that tells us what will
or may happen.
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Define: Relief is the freeing from discomfort
or pain.
stranded
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communicated
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essential
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Define: A person who communicated with others passed
along feelings, thoughts, or information to them.
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Define: Something essential is very important
or necessary.
goal
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motivated
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professional
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Define: A person who is motivated has a reason for doing
something.
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Define: A professional job requires special education.
research
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serious
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specialist
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Define: When something is serious, it is important.
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Define: A specialist knows a great deal about something.
endangered
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fascinating
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illegal
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Define: Something that is fascinating attracts people’s
interest.
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Define: Something that is illegal is against the law.
inhabit
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requirement
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respected
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Define: A requirement is something that is necessary.
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Define: To be respected means to be shown honor
or consideration.
unaware
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wildlife
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entertainment
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Define: Wildlife includes wild animals that live naturally
in an area.
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Define: Entertainment is something that interests
and amuses.
humorous
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ridiculous
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slithered
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Define: Something that is ridiculous is very silly or foolish.
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Define: Something that slithered slid or glided like
a snake.