Vocab match up
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- department
- a separate part of a large organization
- audience
- a group of people who gather to see or hear a performance
- obeys
- carries out wishes, orders
- commands
- directions or orders
- expression
- a way of speaking that shows feeling
- accident
- something bad that happens without being planned
- noticed
- became aware of
- stubborn
- headstrong or unyielding
- grumble
- a silent complaint
- mumbled
- said in a low, unclear way
- exploded
- burst apart
- darted
- moved swiftly
- streak
- a quick flash of movement
- languages
- systems of sounds and symbols used to communicate
- detective
- a person who solves mysteries
- specific
- exact
- positive
- completely sure
- case
- a mystery or problem a detective is working to solve
- returned
- brought back
- definitely
- surely
- assistant
- a person who helps someone do a job
- professional
- doing something as a job
- familiar
- known well or recognized
- captain
- the leader of a group
- pretended
- made believe
- aimed
- pointed one thing at another
- monitor
- a person who watches over something
- ancient
- very old
- host
- one who provides the place for an event
- stadium
- an arena or building with rows of seats around a field
- compete
- to take part with others in a contest of skill
- earned
- gained as the result of effort
- record
- the best performance in a competition
- ceremonies
- formal acts performed in honor of an occasion
- medals
- small, flat pieces of metal given as awards
- message
- information that is passed on to someone
- litter
- trash left on the ground
- trained
- taught a person or animal how to do something
- patiently
- in a way that shows a person is able to wait without complaining
- wise
- able to understand important things
- eager
- full of energy and desire to do something
- splinters
- sharp, thin pieces that have been broken off
- telegraph
- a device used to send words in code
- trail
- a path through the wilderness
- guided
- led others to where they needed to go
- drifts
- large piles of snow heaped up by the wind
- temperature
- the measure of how hot or cold
- curious
- full of questions
- collapsed
- fell
- marine
- found in the sea
- delicate
- easily broken
- creature
- animal
- survived
- lived
- brunch
- a meal that comes between breakfast and lunch
- peaceful
- calm and quiet
- omelet
- eggs that are beaten with other ingredients and cooked
- erupting
- blowing out lava, rocks and gasses from a volcano
- lava
- hot, melted rock
- escape
- to get away from danger
- firm
- stern or commanding
- confident
- sure of oneself
- comfortable
- at ease
- approach
- to come close to
- equipment
- the things needed or used for a particular purpose
- program
- structured course of activities or training
- appointment
- arrangement for a meeting at a specific time
- beyond
- past
- collection
- similar items chosen to save
- mustache
- something, usually hair, between the nose and the lips
- seriously
- thoughtfully
- fastened
- attached
- cartwheel
- handspring that turns sideways
- gym
- large room used for indoor sports
- perform
- to take part in a public show
- prefer
- to like better than something else
- recite
- to repeat from memory
- enjoying
- having a good time
- billions
- a very, very large number of things
- roam
- to wander
- outfielder
- a baseball player whose position in in the outfield
- concentrate
- to pay close attention to
- depend
- to rely on
- ballhawk
- a baseball player who always seems to get to the ball and catch it
- vanish
- to go suddenly out of sight
- fault
- responsibility for a mistake, blame`
- glanced
- took a quick look
- comfort
- someone or something that makes you feel better
- longed
- wanted very much
- contagious
- able to spread by contact
- prescription
- a doctor's written instructions for medicine
- attention
- thoughtful care or kindness
- unexpected
- not expected; surprising
- summoned
- called to come
- fortunate
- lucky
- generation
- people who all grow up at about the same time
- persistently
- repeatedly, without giving up
- faithful
- loyal
- illuminated
- lit up
- colonel
- a person with a certain rank in the army
- soldier
- a person who serves in the army
- urgent
- in need of immediate attention
- brambles
- prickly plants or bushes
- stumbling
- moving in an unsteady way
- outstretched
- extended; stretched forward
- weary
- tired
- canyon
- a narrow valley with steep sides
- pride
- a feeling of happiness and satisfaction about doing something well
- swiftly
- very quickly
- skillful
- showing skill; a talent for doing something well
- feast
- a special celebration with a large amount of food
- gazing
- looking with a long, steady stare
- arranged
- put in some kind of order
- satisfied
- having one's needs or desires fulfilled
- duty
- job or responsibility
- council
- meeting; called to find answers
- mischief
- behavior that causes problems for others
- nonsense
- words or ideas that are foolish
- tidbit
- small piece of something
- delighted
- very happy
- dusk
- the time in the evening just before it gets dark
- embraced
- hugged
- latch
- to close a door with a moveable bar that fits into a slot
- tender
- easy to chew, soft
- brittle
- easily broken or snapped
- cunning
- able to fool or trick; sly or clever
- wits
- mind, the ability to think
- wailing
- a loud, long cry
- faring
- getting along
- advice
- opinion about how to solve a problem
- dreadful
- very bad
- farewell
- good-bye
- county
- a section of a state
- auctioneer
- a person who is hired to run a public sale
- clutched
- held tightly
- glistened
- shone or sparkled
- galloped
- ran at a horse's or pony's top speed
- ranchers
- people who own a large farm for raising animals
- tending
- taking care of
- profit
- money gained by selling something
- corral
- a fenced-in space for farm animals
- stray
- wandering or lost
- market
- a public place where goods are sold
- miners
- people whose job is working in a mine to extract minerals
- nuggets
- small chunks
- skillet
- heavy iron pan used for cooking
- stagecoach
- horsedrawn vehicle with four wheels and a covered top
- settle
- to make a home in a new place
- boom town
- a community that experiences sudden growth
- landmark
- an object or feature that marks a boundary or identifies a place
- harvest
- to gather a crop
- pulp
- the soft part of certain fruits or vegetables
- machete
- a heavy knife used as a tool for cutting plants
- trading
- used for the purpose of exchanging one thing for another
- schooner
- a ship that has two or more masts with sails in front and back
- support
- to hold the weight of
- bargain
- to talk about a trade in order to get a better deal
- congratulations
- an expression said to someone who has won or earned something
- receive
- get
- amount
- the total number of things
- choices
- decisions about what to choose
- combinations
- sets of things grouped together
- value
- worth
- admiring
- looking at with wonder or respect
- choosy
- picky, hard to please
- average
- ordinary, not special
- signal
- to make known, to announce
- tracks
- prints left in the ground by an animal or person
- celebrations
- joyous events that honor holidays, achievements or happy occasions
- shunned
- stayed away from
- cherished
- cared about deeply
- growth
- plant life growing in a certain area
- windmill
- machine that uses wind to generate power
- ample
- more than enough
- furrows
- long, deep grooves cut into soil
- edges
- places where something ends
- range
- a line of mountains
- peak
- the top of a mountain
- epicenter
- the place on the earth's surface just above the center of an earthquake
- magma
- melted rock inside the earth
- coast
- land along the sea
- eventually
- sometime in the future, finally
- converse
- talk to one another
- continent
- one of the several large land areas on Earth
- sphere
- a round object like a ball
- universe
- everything that exists, including the sun, stars, planets
- homeward
- towards home
- fluorescent
- bright and glowing
- force
- power that causes motion or change
- loops
- moves in a circling way
- nucleus
- center of a comet
- particles
- tiny pieces
- solar wind
- continuous flow of gases from the sun