Vocabulary
Unit 5- Week 2- Test 5/21
champion- winner
determined- decided
issues- topics that are talked about
promises- statements made by people that they say will happen
responsibility- a duty
rights- claims that cannot be taken away
volunteered- offered to do something
votes- choices made in an election
Unit 5- Week 1- Test 4/26
agree- to think the same
challenging- making someone try hard
discover- to find for the first time
heroes- people who are looked up to
interest- a liking for
perform- to do something skillful in public
study- to try to learn
succeed- to do well at something
Unit 4-Week 2- test 4/17
active- lively, busy
Earth- the planet on which we live/ ground or land
explode- to blow up
island- land surrounded by water
local- in a certain place of neighborhood
properties- qualities of something
solid- firm and hard
steep- having a very sharp slope
Unit 4- Week 1
common- belonging to all
customs- a way of acting done by many people
favorite- best liked
parades- marches in honor of something
surrounded- shut in on all sides
costume- clothing worn to look like something else
travels- goes somewhere
wonder- to want to know about
Unit 3- Week 2
adventure- something exciting that a person does
delighted- greatly pleased
dreamed- imagined while asleep or awake
enjoyed- liked very much
grumbled- made a low, rumbling sound
moonlight- the light from the moon
neighbor- someone who lives nearby
nighttime- the dark part of the day
Unit 3- Week 1
across- from one side to the other
borrow- to take and return later
countryside- the land outside of cities and towns
ideas- thoughts
insists- to demand
lonely- far away from places
solution- the answer to a problem
villages- small groups of houses
Unit 2- Week 2
believe- to think something is true
delicious- good to eat
feast- to eat very well
fond- enjoying a great deal
lessons- things to be taught or learned
remarkable- not ordinary; wonderful
snatch- grab quickly
stories- tales of things that have happened
Unit 2- Week 1
adult- a person who is fully grown
alive- having life, living
covered- put over or on top of
fur- the hair on an animal
giant- very large
groom- to make clean and neat
mammal- a type of animal with fur that gives milk
offspring- the young of an animal
Unit 1- Week 2
actions- things that someone or something does
afraid- scared of something or someone
depend- count on someone or something
nervously- to act in a fearful or restless way
peered- looked hard or looked closely at something
perfectly- in the best way possible
rescue- save something or someone from danger
secret- something that is private or not known by many people
Unit 1- Week 1
aside- on or to one side
culture- the way of life for a group of people
fair- equal or just for all sides
invited- asked to come
language- the speech of a group of people
plead- to make a request
scurries- moves quickly
share- to divide and give to others