Unit 11 Vocabulary, grade 4
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- blockade
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(v)to close off or keep people or supplies from going in or out
(n)the closing off of an enemy nation, city, port, or area, usually the military; something that closes off or keeps out
SYN: - despair
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(v)to give up all hope, lose heart
(n)total loss of hope; a cause of loss of hope
SYN: - chant
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(v)to sing; to recite in a tone that varies only a little or not at all
(n)a song in such a tone; words or phrases repeated in rhythm
SYN: - elevate
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(v)to raise or lift up; to increase in position or rank; to cheer up; to improve culturally, intellectually, or morally
SYN: - extraordinary
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(adj)beyond the usual or expected; highly unusual or rare
SYN: - heroic
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(adj)brave, noble, or larger than life; involving extreme effort
SYN: - lance
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(n)a long, metal-tipped weapon used by knights or solders on horseback; any sharp, pointed instrument that resembles such a weapon
(v)to pierce with or as if with a lance; to open a wound
SYN: - missionary
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(n)a person on an assignment, often of a religious nature; someone sent by a church to a foreigh land to teach religion and do charity work
(adj)related to or involved with such an assignment
SYN: - pointless
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(adj)having no meaning or effect
SYN: - reflect
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(v)to throw back, as heat, light, or sound; to give back an image of, as a mirror; to make apparent, show, or demonstrate; to think deeply about
SYN: - site
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(n)a location, scene, or place where something was, is or will be
SYN: - toxic
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(adj)poisonous or deadly
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