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30 Cards in this Set
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aboard
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Means in or on a ship, train, or airplane.
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aloft
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Means high in the air.
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blast
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Is a strong wind or movement of air. A loud noise. To blow up. To go up in the air or into space.
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cautious
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To be careful in order to avoid mistakes, trouble, or danger.
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girder
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A large, strong piece of metal or wood.
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inventor
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A person who thinks up or makes something for the first time.
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invent
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To invent something is to make it the first time.
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rotate
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To turn in a circle around a center. To make turns in a certain order.
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story
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A report of something that happened. A tale that is made up. The space or rooms that make up one level of a building.
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strand
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One of the threads that are twisted together to make string, yarn, or rope. To leave in a difficult or helpless position.
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tower
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A building or part of a building that is taller than it is wide. To rise high in the air.
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astronomer
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Is a person who studies the sun, planets, stars, and other objects in space.
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besides
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In addition to or also.
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crater
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Is a round hole in the shape of a bowl.
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degree
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Is a unit for measuring how warm something is. A stage or step in a series that one goes through.
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diameter
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Is the distance from side to side and through the center of a circle or a round object.
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gaze
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To look steadily at something for a long time.
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beautiful
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Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration. Highly enjoyable.
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atlas
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An atlas is a book of maps.
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aware
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To be aware is to know or to learn about something.
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boar
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A boar is an adult male pig.
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equator
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The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
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fang
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A fang is a long pointed tooth.
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fierce
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Fierce means wild and likely to attack; very strong and violent.
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hoof
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A hoof is the hard tough covering on the foot of an animal such as a horse, a cow, or a deer.
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journey
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A journey is a trip from one place to another. It is often one made over a great distance.
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local
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means having to do with a particular place; usually the town or neighborhood where on is living. Making all the stops along a train line. This is different from the express, which makes fewer stops.
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rare
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Rare means not seen or happening very often. Meat that is cooked very little.
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Words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings are called __________.
Boar and bore are examples. |
homophones
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Many nouns that end in f change to v to make the ______.
For example, more than one calf is calves. But hoof is different. You may use either hoofs or hooves for the plural of hoof. |
plural
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