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Andy’s Vocabulary

migrate: (verb) to move from one place to another (usually animals moving for better temperature/climate)

hibernate: (verb) to take a deep, long sleep in the winter

basic: (adjective) low level

crisp: (adjective) crunchy, not soft (noun) potato chip

vertebrate: (noun) a living thing with a backbone

invertebrate: (noun) a living thing with NO backbone

respond: (verb) to answer, reply, do something because of

process: (noun) many steps that lead to goal (a thing you want or need)

divide: (verb)to break into parts or pieces

chlorophyll: (noun) the green chemical that makes plant food

chloroplast: (noun) place you can find chlorophyll

deciduous trees: (noun) trees that have leaves that change color and fall off in the winter

organism: (noun) living thing

nutrients: (noun) things you need to keep body balanced and healthy

decompose: (verb) to break down the body of a dead organism

 

Phrases:

dependent upon _______ = need _____ to live

 

Eric’s Vocabulary

hinge: (noun) a thing that lets a box open, connecting the top of the box and the box together

absorb: (verb) to take in (like a sponge takes in water)

solar energy: (noun) energy from the sun

solar panels: (noun) the squares that make solar energy

support: (verb) to hold up

nutrients: (noun) the good things needed to keep a body healthy and balanced

fever: (noun) a sickness when you become very hot all over your body

tundra: (noun) a cold, snowy place

habitat: (noun) an animals home/environment

lungs: (noun) the two things in our bodies that breathe in the air

gills: (noun) the things fish use to breathe

barely: (adverb) almost not at all

 

Julie’s Vocabulary

carry: (verb) to pick up a thing and take it with you.

eve: (noun) night before

quiet: (adjective) little sound

alive: (adjective) having life, having a heart go thump thump

new years resolution: (noun) thing you want to do for all of next year

reflection: (noun) picture of faces in water or in shiny things

turn: (verb) to move around or to the side

higher: (adjective) more high

drop: (verb) to let fall

improve: (verb) to become better

reproduction: (noun) the steps that living things use to make new babies

about to: (phrase) in a short time, in a few seconds

 

Sanghyeon’s Vocabulary

fit: (verb) to feel good, right, correct (with clothes)

huge: (adjective) really big

crawl: (verb) to walk on hands and feet like a baby

new year's resolution: (noun) a thing you want to do in the new year

resolution: (noun) a thing you want to do

without: (adjective) with no

bright: (adjective) a lot of light

hiking: (verb) walking

healthy: (adjective) good for the body

careful: full of care, thinking about everything around you

furniture: the big things in your house like couches, tables, chairs, and beds

setting: (noun) the place in a story

characters: (noun) People in a story

spider web: (noun) spider home

terrible: (adjective) very bad

shield: (noun) a big peice of metal for keeping the body safe

reflection: (noun) the picture of you that you can see in something shiny or in the water

 

Grace’s Vocabulary

electricity: (noun) the power or  energy we use for machines

grace: (adjective) beautiful movement, good or sweet actions

citizen: (noun) person in a community or country

loyal: (adjective) doing good things for the people who are important

grate: (noun) metal hole in the street for water to pass through

mayor: (noun) leader of a city or town

governor: (noun) the leader of a state

elect: (verb) to choose or vote for

election: (noun) that day we choose or vote for people

transportation: (noun) things that help us move around (example: bus, car, airplane)

march: (verb) to walk with meaning or feeling for a purpose or goal

nonviolence: (noun) with no violence, no real fighting

Civil Rights Act: (noun) a set of laws that try to give equal rights to people of all colors

seize: (verb) to grab and/or take by force

prevent: (verb) to stop

urban: (adjective) city-like

rural: (adjective) country-like

suburban: (adjective) area between country and city

 

Jr. or Junior: younger, Name ‘Junior’ = the father or mother's name was the same as this younger person

 

 

Jack’s Vocabulary

activity: (noun) thing you can do (examples: swimming, playing soccer, dancing, studying)

few: (noun or adjective) 3 or 4

mall: (noun) place with many stores

largest: (adjective) most big

longest: most long

pick: (verb) to choose

collect: (verb) to get and keep

survey: (noun) many questions that ask what people think or like.


Bob’s Vocabulary

disorderly: (adverb) not in order, difficult or violent or loud

agnostic: (adjective) someone who is unsure about it God exists.

atheist: (adjective) someone who does not believe in God

ammunition: (noun) bullets

dashed: (adjective or verb) broken, to break

sustain: (verb) to keep alive