Our Cumulative vocabulary wall
A
absorb - to take in or soak up
advice - an idea or opinion offered as help in making a choice
announce - to make known
anxious - feeling worried, nervous or afraid about something uncertain
ashamed - a painful feeling of guilt for doing something foolish or wrong
B
block - the section of street between two other streets
bury - to cover in the ground with dirt
C
certain - sure
cling - to stick closely
clump - a group of things close together
complicate - to make more difficult to do or understand
contact - get in touch with someone
context clue - a hint the author gives to help figure out the meaning of a difficult word
contribute - to give for a purpose; donate
convince - to cause to believe
crew - a group of people who work together
cross - in a bad mood
D
detail - a particular fact or piece of information
doze - to sleep lightly or for a short time
E
evidence - something that gives proof or a reason to believe
F
familiar - known by many people or easily recognized
fierce - wild and dangerous
figure - to work out by thinking
fond - having tender or loving feelings for
fossil - the remains of a living animal or plant from long ago
future tense - a verb form that shows something will happen in the future
G
gadget - a small tool or device with a clever design
global - having to do with the whole earth
glossary - a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings
grunt - to make the short, deep sound of a hog
guilt - a feeling of being sorry for doing something wrong
H
harvest - the gathering of ripe crops
I
illustration - drawing or artwork that shows a story's events
L
laboratory - a place used for scientific experiments
league - a group of athletic teams
loyal - showing devotion and faithfulness to someone or something
M
mood (story) - the overall feeling of a story
murmur - a sound that is soft and ongoing
N
noun - a person, place or thing
O
occasional - happening now and then or not too often
P
passage - a way through like a tunnel or road
past tense - a verb form that shows something has already happened
patrol - to guard by making regular trips along a path
persuade - to cause to believe by using reason
plead - to ask for something in a sincere or serious way
plot - the problem characters face and the events of a story
plural - two or more items
pollute - to make dirty or harmful to health by mixing in waste or poison
prefix - a word part that comes before the base word and has its own meaning
present tense - a verb form that shows something is happening now
profit - the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount paid out as expenses
pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun; like he, she or it
pronounce - to make the sound of
Q
quiver - to shake or tremble slightly
R
recommend - to present something as good or worth doing
remains - what is left when parts have been taken away or destroyed
remark - to comment in a casual way
rickety - likely to fall over or fall apart
rubbish - material that is thrown away or useless
S
separate - to keep apart
setting - when and where a story takes place
shift - to move or change position
slam - to shut with force and loud noise
slither - to move by twisting and sliding
soar - to fly upward
steep - having a sharp slope or slant
stroll - to walk slowly
suffix - a word part that comes after the base word that changes the base word's meaning
swoop - to sweep down suddenly from above
synonym - a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning
T
tense - unable to relax one's body or emotions
tide - the flowing of water toward or away from land
trial - a meeting to review evidence and determine guilt or innocence
tropical - having to do with or happening near the equator
twitch - to move or pull with a quick, sudden motion
V
vacant - empty or not being used
verb - a word that describes an action or state of being
absorb - to take in or soak up
advice - an idea or opinion offered as help in making a choice
announce - to make known
anxious - feeling worried, nervous or afraid about something uncertain
ashamed - a painful feeling of guilt for doing something foolish or wrong
B
block - the section of street between two other streets
bury - to cover in the ground with dirt
C
certain - sure
cling - to stick closely
clump - a group of things close together
complicate - to make more difficult to do or understand
contact - get in touch with someone
context clue - a hint the author gives to help figure out the meaning of a difficult word
contribute - to give for a purpose; donate
convince - to cause to believe
crew - a group of people who work together
cross - in a bad mood
D
detail - a particular fact or piece of information
doze - to sleep lightly or for a short time
E
evidence - something that gives proof or a reason to believe
F
familiar - known by many people or easily recognized
fierce - wild and dangerous
figure - to work out by thinking
fond - having tender or loving feelings for
fossil - the remains of a living animal or plant from long ago
future tense - a verb form that shows something will happen in the future
G
gadget - a small tool or device with a clever design
global - having to do with the whole earth
glossary - a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings
grunt - to make the short, deep sound of a hog
guilt - a feeling of being sorry for doing something wrong
H
harvest - the gathering of ripe crops
I
illustration - drawing or artwork that shows a story's events
L
laboratory - a place used for scientific experiments
league - a group of athletic teams
loyal - showing devotion and faithfulness to someone or something
M
mood (story) - the overall feeling of a story
murmur - a sound that is soft and ongoing
N
noun - a person, place or thing
O
occasional - happening now and then or not too often
P
passage - a way through like a tunnel or road
past tense - a verb form that shows something has already happened
patrol - to guard by making regular trips along a path
persuade - to cause to believe by using reason
plead - to ask for something in a sincere or serious way
plot - the problem characters face and the events of a story
plural - two or more items
pollute - to make dirty or harmful to health by mixing in waste or poison
prefix - a word part that comes before the base word and has its own meaning
present tense - a verb form that shows something is happening now
profit - the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount paid out as expenses
pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun; like he, she or it
pronounce - to make the sound of
Q
quiver - to shake or tremble slightly
R
recommend - to present something as good or worth doing
remains - what is left when parts have been taken away or destroyed
remark - to comment in a casual way
rickety - likely to fall over or fall apart
rubbish - material that is thrown away or useless
S
separate - to keep apart
setting - when and where a story takes place
shift - to move or change position
slam - to shut with force and loud noise
slither - to move by twisting and sliding
soar - to fly upward
steep - having a sharp slope or slant
stroll - to walk slowly
suffix - a word part that comes after the base word that changes the base word's meaning
swoop - to sweep down suddenly from above
synonym - a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning
T
tense - unable to relax one's body or emotions
tide - the flowing of water toward or away from land
trial - a meeting to review evidence and determine guilt or innocence
tropical - having to do with or happening near the equator
twitch - to move or pull with a quick, sudden motion
V
vacant - empty or not being used
verb - a word that describes an action or state of being