Vocabulary

The 8 Vocabulary Words for the week of April 13-17 (Unit 6 Week 5)--final week! are: 

1. blares--making a loud harsh sound; too loud

2. errand--looking for or traveling somewhere to find and get what you need

3. connection--relationship or bond with someone or something

4. exchange--giving one thing or another

Past Vocabulary Words

March 30-April 3 (Unit 6 Week 3-4)

1. hibernate--sleep during the winter

2. dormant--not active; sleeping

3. agile--can move or change course easily without much effort; flexible

4. frigid--super, super cold

5. insulates--anything that helps keep animals or people warm

6. forage--search for, look for (for example: food)

7. cache--hide; store in a hiding place

8. adaptation--any structure or change on a plant/animal that helps them to survive in their environment

March 24-28 (Unit 6 Week 2):

March 16-20 and 24-27 (Unit 6 Weeks 1-2) are:

1. recruits--New members of the armed forces.

2. operations-Plans or processes for doing something

3. enlisted- Joined the armed forces of their own free will

4. survival-the act of continuing to live

5. bulletin- Short announcement of the latest news

6. contributions-Gifts of money, time, or effort given to a cause

7. diversity-Difference or variety

8. intercept-Stop something from moving from one place to another

March 10-13 (Unit 5 Week 5) are:

1. agricultural--having to do with farms or farming

2. declined--going down; growing weaker or smaller

3. disorder--sickness or health issue

4. identify--tell exactly what something is

5. probable--likely to happen or be true

6. thrive--doing well; successful; strong; growing

7. unexpected--unplanned; surprising

8. widespread--happening over a large area affecting many people

February 23-27 and March 2-6 (Unit 5 Weeks 3-4)

1. weakling--not strong; weak

2. rely--lean on; depend on; trust someone else

3. obviously--easy to see; duh

4. assume--think something is that; make a guess that it will happen

5. guarantee--100%; sure; say it will happen

6. nominate--suggest someone to run for office

7. supportive--helps when needed; loves; friend

8. sympathy--gives love and words when needed; grieves with

February 9-13 and 17-20 (Unit 5 Week 1-2)

1. approximately--about

2. criteria--rules/list for judging something or making a decision

3. astronomical--anything relating to outer space or astronomy

4. calculation--math; doing math to find an answer

5. diameter-the distance across the center of a circle

6. evaluate--examine something closely to decide its value/give it a grade

7. spheres--round objects such as a basketball or globe

8. orbit--an object that circles around another object over and over again.

February 2-5 (Unit 4 Week 5)

1. barren--cannot grow; empty

2. plumes--feathers

3. meaningful--something that has importance to you or is sentimental

4. expression--reading with good tone; alternate definition: the way you see yourself and show who you are

January 19-23 and 26-30 (Unit 4 Week 3-4):

1. anticipation--looking forward to something

2. defy--refuse to obey; willfully break a rule

3. entitled--something you qualify for or are guaranteed

4. neutral--not have an opinion on one side or the other; in the middle

5. outspoken--honest and say what you think

6. reserved--saved for someone or something; set aside for

7. sought--looked for 

8. unequal--not the same; different; not fair

January 6-9 & 12-16 (Unit 4 Week 1-2):

9. anticipation--looking forward to something

10. defy--refuse to obey; willfully break a rule

11. entitled--something you qualify for or are guaranteed

12. neutral--not have an opinion on one side or the other; in the middle

13. outspoken--honest and say what you think

14. reserved--saved for someone or something; set aside for

15. sought--looked for 

16. unequal--not the same; different; not fair

December 8-12 (Unit 3 Week 5) are:

1. era--a time period in history

2. remnants--pieces/parts left over or behind

3. fragments--broken pieces or parts

4. historian--a person who knows a lot of about history; historical items

5. archaeologist--a person who digs up historical items

6. intact--whole; complete

7. reconstruct--put back together

8. preserved--saved from decay or damage

November 17-21 and Dec. 1-5 are:

1. artificial--fake; not real

2. collaborate--work together

3. dedicated--spend a lot of time on it; love it; don't want to stop improving for it

4. flexible--bend without breaking

5. function--something designed for a specific purpose; what it's supposed to be used for; working

6. mimic--imitate

7. obstacle--something or someone blocking your way or path

8. techniques--ways of learning something; variety of knowledge

November 3-7 and 10-14 (Unit 3 Weeks 1-2) are:

1. appreciation--understand the value of something or someone

2. blurted--say something suddenly; interrupted

3. complimenting--saying nice things to someone else

4. congratulate--to give praise or good wishes for something that has happened.

5. contradicted--disagreed with

6. critical--finding fault with someone or something; being mean

7. cultural--learning about different customs, beliefs and traditions.

8. misunderstanding--fail to understand each other; thinking one thing and someone thinking something else by mistake

October 21-24 and October 27-31 (Unit 2 Weeks 3-4) are:

1. assuring--giving someone confidence in their decision; they've got this; everything will work out

2. detected--finding a clue; can sense, smell, or notice something

3. emerging--coming out of, into view

4. gratitude--thankfulness

5. guidance--advice given, shown the way, teaching how to do something

6. outcome--the result; the ending

7. previous--before; prior

8. pursuit--chase

September 30-October 3 and October 6-10 (Unit 2 Weeks 1-2) are:

1. committees--group of people working on something specific or for a special purpose

2. convention--a formal meeting for a special purpose, usually about the same topic like a music convention; FanX; Republican convention, etc.

3. debate--to argue or discuss

4. representatives--people chosen to speak, act, or make rules and laws for others

5. resolve--solve, explain, or settle a problem

6. proposal--a plan or suggestion

7. situation--a condition that you find yourself in

8. union--something formed by joining two or more together in agreement, like a marriage, a family "re"union, United States, etc.

September 15-19 (Unit 1 Week 5)

9.  debris--scattered remains of something; trash

10. emphasis--using special force or stress when saying a particular word. Example: Come here, RIGHT NOW!

11. encounter--unexpected or chance meeting; surprise meeting

12. generations--ancestors; son, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc

13. indicated--pointed to or showed

14. naturalist--a person who specializes in the study of things in nature, especially animals and plants.

15. sheer--straight up; super steep (like a rock ledge, cliff)

16. spectacular--very unusual or impressive; something that makes you say wow!

September 2-5 and 8-12 (Unit 1 Weeks 3-4) 

1. afford--having enough money for something

2. loan--having to borrow money

3. savings-the money you keep and don't spend

4. prosper--do well; succeed

5. risk--chance of harm or loss

6. scarce--hard to find; not much of

7. profit--amount of money you make after expenses

8. wages--the amount of money you earn for a job

August 18-22 and 25-29 (Unit 1 Weeks 1-2):

17. debris--scattered remains of something; trash

18. emphasis--using special force or stress when saying a particular word. Example: Come here, RIGHT NOW!

19. encounter--unexpected or chance meeting; surprise meeting

20. generations--ancestors; son, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc

21. indicated--pointed to or showed

22. naturalist--a person who specializes in the study of things in nature, especially animals and plants.

23. sheer--straight up; super steep (like a rock ledge, cliff)

24. spectacular--very unusual or impressive; something that makes you say wow!

April 21-25 (Unit 6 Week 5)--final week!

1. blares--making a loud harsh sound; too loud

2. errand--looking for or traveling somewhere to find and get what you need

3. connection--relationship or bond with someone or something

4. exchange--giving one thing or another

April 14-18 (Unit 6 Week 4) 

1. urged--strongly encouraged or persuaded to do something

2. restore--make whole or new again

3. native--someone or something born where they still live

4. glistening--sparkly; shiny

5. landscape--a region's landforms or a stretch of land that can be seen from a place

6. plantations--huge farms, areas of land that crops are grown

7. influence--something or someone that tries to change or affect your thoughts or behavior

8. export--sell or trade an item to another country

April 7-11 (Unit 6 Week 3)

9. hibernate--sleep during the winter

10. dormant--not active; sleeping

11. agile--can move or change course easily without much effort; flexible

12. frigid--super, super cold

13. insulates--anything that helps keep animals or people warm

14. forage--search for, look for (for example: food)

15. cache--hide; store in a hiding place

16. adaptation--any structure or change on a plant/animal that helps them to survive in their environment

March 24-28 (Unit 6 Week 2):

1. Abruptly--Starts or Stops suddenly without warning  

2. Ally--Friend; person or nation on your side

3. Collided--Hit or crashed into

4. Confident--Have a strong belief in your abilities

5. Conflict--Disagreement or fight

6. Intervene--Get involved in a disagreement to solve it

7. Protective--item or person that helps someone be kept safe

8. Taunting--Teasing, making fun of

March 17-21 (Unit 6 Week 1) are:

9. recruits

10. operations

11. enlisted

12. survival

13. bulletin

14. contributions

15. diversity

16. intercept

March 3-6 (Unit 5 Week 5)

9. agricultural--having to do with farms or farming

10. declined--going down; growing weaker or smaller

11. disorder--sickness or health issue

12. identify--tell exactly what something is

13. probable--likely to happen or be true

14. thrive--doing well; successful; strong; growing

15. unexpected--unplanned; surprising

16. widespread--happening over a large area affecting many people

February 24-28 (Unit 5 Week 4)

9. approximately--about

10. criteria--rules/list for judging something or making a decision

11. astronomical--anything relating to outer space or astronomy

12. calculation--math; doing math to find an answer

13. diameter-the distance across the center of a circle

14. evaluate--examine something closely to decide its value/give it a grade

15. spheres--round objects such as a basketball or globe

16. orbit--an object that circles around another object over and over again.

February 18-21 (Unit 5 Week 3)

1. noticeably--easy to see

2. decays--rots

3. receding--moving back or away slowly

4. gradual--slow change; little by little

5. atmosphere--layer of gases around the earth

6. stability--solid, steady, doesn't change much

7. variations--differences, changes

8. impact--has a strong effect on

February 10-14 (Unit 5 Week 2)

9. weakling--not strong; weak

10. rely--lean on; depend on; trust someone else

11. obviously--easy to see; duh

12. assume--think something is that; make a guess that it will happen

13. guarantee--100%; sure; say it will happen

14. nominate--suggest someone to run for office

15. supportive--helps when needed; loves; friend

16. sympathy--gives love and words when needed; grieves with

February 3-6 (Unit 5 Week 1)

1. disdain--hate; loathe for

2. stunned--surprised; amazed

3. prospect--the possibility of

4. genius--very smart; intelligent

5. perspective--the way you see something; point of view

6. superb--superior; amazing; awesome

7. focused--having all your attention on that; alternate definition--to make clear

8. transition--move from one thing to another

January 27-31 (Unit 4 Week 5)

5. barren--cannot grow; empty

6. plumes--feathers

7. meaningful--something that has importance to you or is sentimental

8. expression--reading with good tone; alternate definition: the way you see yourself and show who you are

January 21-24 (Unit 4 Week 4) 

1. seeps--flows or spreads slowly 

2. conserve--save; protect from loss or harm

3.  affect--influence emotions; changes something

4.  absorb--soak up 

5. necessity--something that is required or needed to survive

6.  cycle--doing something in the same order

7.  glaciers--large frozen blocks of ice

8.  circulate--moving in a circular pattern

January 13-17 (Unit 4 Week 3) are:

17. anticipation--looking forward to something

18. defy--refuse to obey; willfully break a rule

19. entitled--something you qualify for or are guaranteed

20. neutral--not have an opinion on one side or the other; in the middle

21. outspoken--honest and say what you think

22. reserved--saved for someone or something; set aside for

23. sought--looked for 

24. unequal--not the same; different; not fair

January 6-10 (Unit 4 Week 2)

1. precise--exact

2. perplexed--confused

3. reconsider--rethink; change your mind

4. astounded--surprised; shocked; amazed

5. concealed--hidden; prevented from seeing

6. inquisitive--curious

7. interpret--make easier to understand; help with a language

8. suspicious--doing something that is shady or thinking someone is

December 9-13 (Unit 4 Week 1)

1.Commenced--started

2. Deeds--actions

3. Exaggeration--Make something more than it really is; stretch the truth

4. Heroic--brave, courageous

5. Impress--Have a strong effect on someone’s mind or emotions

6. Posed--Hold still for a picture

7. Sauntered--Walking in a slow, relaxed way

8. Wring--Squeeze or twist

December 2-6 (Unit 3 Week 5)

9. era

10. remnants

11. fragments

12. historian

13. archaeologist

14. intact

15. reconstruct

16. preserved

November 18-22 (Unit 3 Week 4)

25. artificial--fake; not real

26. collaborate--work together

27. dedicated--spend a lot of time on it; love it; don't want to stop improving for it

28. flexible--bend without breaking

29. function--something designed for a specific purpose; what it's supposed to be used for; working

30. mimic--imitate

31. obstacle--something or someone blocking your way or path

32. techniques--ways of learning something; variety of knowledge

November 11-15 (Unit 3 Week 3)

1. contact--

2. erode--

3. formation--

4. moisture--

5. particles--

6. repetition--

7. structure--

8. visible--

November 4-8 (Unit 3 Week 2)

1. civilization--

2. complex--

3. cultivate--

4. devise--

5. fashioned--

6. resourceful--

7. shortage--

8. tormentors--

October 28-November 1 (Unit 3 Week 1)

9. appreciation

10. blurted--

11. complimenting--

12. congratulate--

13. contradicted--

14. critical--

15. cultural--

16. misunderstanding--

October 22-25 (Unit 2 Week 4)

9. assuring--

10. detected--

11. emerging--

12. gratitude--

13. guidance--

14. outcome--

15. previous--

16. pursuit--

October 14-16 (Unit 2 Week 5)

1. ambitious--

2. memorized--

3. satisfaction--

4. memorized--

October 7-11 (Unit 2 Week 3)

1. behaviors--

2. disappearance--

3.  energetic--

4. flurry--

5. migrate--

6. observation--

7. theory--

8. transformed--

September 30-October 3 (Unit 2 Week 2)

33. circumstances--The situation you find yourself in.

34. destiny--what your future holds; seems predetermined

35. reveal--To show or to not be hidden

36. presence--the area around or near a person

37. consideration--thinking about something before deciding; showing kindness

38. consults--ask for help; look at for help

39. unsure--not knowing; don't know

40. expectations--what you hope or desire to happen; rules

September 23-27 (Unit 2 Week 1)

41. committees--group of people working on something specific or for a special purpose

42. convention--a formal meeting for a special purpose, usually about the same topic like a music convention; FanX; Republican convention, etc.

43. debate--to argue or discuss

44. representatives--people chosen to speak, act, or make rules and laws for others

45. resolve--solve, explain, or settle a problem

46. proposal--a plan or suggestion

47. situation--a condition that you find yourself in

48. union--something formed by joining two or more together in agreement, like a marriage, a family "re"union, United States, etc.

September 16-20 (Unit 1 Week 5)

49. analysis--look at something very closely; examine it

50. access--able to use it; find it from a source like the internet

51. cite--say/write what source you used to find that information

52. counterpoint--the opposite view of someone else; the conflicting opinion

53. drawbacks--the bad things of something; the cons; the negative parts

54. data--numbers, facts, figures, information collected

55. reasoning--think through something all the way; in a logical way

56. advance--an important step forward

September 9-13 (Unit 1 Week 4)

57. breakthrough--an important advance; an a-ha moment

58. captivated--influenced by charm, art, or skill; can't take your eyes off it

59. claimed--declare something as your own; take/retrieve it

60. devices--items that are invented for a particular purpose

61. enthusiastically--showing great interest or excitement

62. envisioned--imagining the future; what could be

63. passionate--have a strong feeling about it; want to spend a lot of time on it

64. patents--papers given to a person or company showing they own an invention.

September 3-6 (Unit 1 Week 3)

65.  debris--scattered remains of something; trash

66. emphasis--using special force or stress when saying a particular word. Example: Come here, RIGHT NOW!

67. encounter--unexpected or chance meeting; surprise meeting

68. generations--ancestors; son, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc

69. indicated--pointed to or showed

70. naturalist--a person who specializes in the study of things in nature, especially animals and plants.

71. sheer--straight up; super steep (like a rock ledge, cliff)

72. spectacular--very unusual or impressive; something that makes you say wow!

August 26-30 (Unit 1 Week 2)

73. Accomplish--Completing a task successfully 

74. Assemble--When the people or pieces come together

75. Distracted--Not focusing on what you are doing

76. Options--Choices or alternatives available to you

77. Anxious--Feeling nervous or worried about what might happen

78. Decipher--Figuring something out that is difficult to understand

79. Navigate--Finding your way through an area

80. Retrace--Going back over your steps or path