Vocabulary Cycle 1 Baseball Saved Us

Front 1

endless

Back 1

having no end or limits

Example:
Scientists study the endless universe.

Front 2

mumbled

Back 2

spoken in a low, hard-to-understand way

Example:
Lia could not understand him because he mumbled.

Front 3

barracks

Back 3

a building used to house soldiers

Example:
When Dave was in the Army, he lived in the barracks.

Front 4

sagebrush

Back 4

low, dry bushes found in the desert

Example:
Plants that you find in the desert include cactus and sagebrush.

Front 5

funnelled

Back 5

moved into a channel or to a central point

Example:
We funnelled the water from many ponds into one big canal.

Front 6

irrigation

Back 6

having to do with bringing water to a dry area

Example:
Thanks to good irrigation, we were able to get water flowing in the desert.

Front 7

bleachers

Back 7

benches used to watch a sporting event

Example:
Julie and Ted painted the bleachers that sat beside the baseball diamond.

Front 8

glinting

Back 8

to flash or sparkle briefly

Example:
Light was glinting off the bedroom mirror.