Reading Vocabulary 2
Terms
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- encyclopedia
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a reference book where topics can be looked up by their name.
I used an encyclopedia to learn more about my state. - community
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a group of people, animals, or other living things in one place.
There are many families in our community. - anticipation
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to wait for something
The anticipation of having a test was making the students nervous. - withdrew
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to take out of
The student withdrew from the match after she lost two rounds. - cementary
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a place were dead people are buried
Many people visit their deceased relatives in the cementary. - racket
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to make a lot of noise
There was a lot of racket coming from the activities room. - darted
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to move quicky about
The butterfly darted from flower to flower. - bitter
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disagreeable, harsh
There was a bittar taste in the sandwich. - scent
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a smell
The scent of roses lingered in the flower bed. - select
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to chose
I always - awe
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to be amazed
I am always in awe of the fireworks on the 4th of July. - in-between
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between two or more things, in the middle.
I am in-between Indiana and Iowa. - faith
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to believe in something
She has faith that her brother will learn to ride his bike. - retraced
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to go back over
Donnie retraced his steps to look for his missing watch. - determined
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to be sure of, wanting something
I was determined to learn my multiplication tables. - valuable
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having worth, costly, something special.
The clock was valuable to me because it belonged to my mother. - dictionary
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a book that gives the correct spelling and meaning of words in a language.
I looked up the vocabulary word in the dictionary. - almanac
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a book the tells the weather and placement on the stars and moons and other information.
The Farmer's Almanac has a lot of useful information. - project
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a plan, idea, or event something that is worked on
Each group completed their space projected for the Science Fair. - cut
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to break or take apart.
I cut the cake into many small servings. - council
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a group of people who make decisions, to help someone make a decision.
The council met to vote on the new textbooks.
- horrified
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to be scared, not approve of
I was horrified by the evil chararter in the story. - panicked
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to feel nervous, not know what to do
I panicked when the bird flew at my car. - switch
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a shift or change
The teacher will switch the lights on after the movie. - cafeteria
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a place were people can eat
The students were having lunch in the cafeteria. - demonstration
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to show clearly or provide examples
The student's demonstation showed the class how to make lemonade. - applied
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to put on
She applied the paint to the wall. - resident
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a person who lives in a place
Bob is a resident of the Lake County Apartments. - triggered
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to cause something to happen
The loud thunder triggered the car alarm. - challenging
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more difficult, not easy
The art class was challenging, but I learned alot. - suspicious
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to be worried about, not trust
I was suspicious of the cat who sat in front of the hamster cage. - alternating
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taking turns
Mary was alternating her blue and black pen to make a design on her paper. - thesaurus
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a book that tells the antonym and the synonym of a word.
The thersaurus said that another word for happy is joyful. - par
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an excepted standard or normal condition.
The child was up to par with her friends, she knew all of her multiplication tables. - atlas
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a book of maps
I used an atlas to map out my route for my vacation. - toxic
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poisonous
That bleach is toxic if swallowed. - diary
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a book or journal were private thoughts or records are kept.
The boy kept a diary of his activites at band camp.
- corridors
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hallways
We walked down several corridors before we reached the office. - dreaded
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to not look forwarded to.
The boy dreaded his spelling test. - reluctant
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not sure about something, not wanting to do something.
The child was reluctant to tell on her friend.