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March 12, 2007
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
bruisedWhich Means:Having a tender spot on the body that turns dark, caused by something hitting it. As In:
Heads Up!The verb and noun form for this word is bruise. She bruised her leg when she ran into the corner of the table. |
adultWhich Means:A grown-up person, animal, or plant. As In:
Heads Up!Your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are adults. |
immortalWhich Means:That never dies. As In:
Heads Up!Immortal can also be an noun, as Count Dracula is an immortal. |
centuryWhich Means:One hundred years. As In:
Heads Up!The prefix CENT- or CENTI- means 100 as in century, percent or 1/100th as in cent. |
whippersnapperWhich Means:An unimportant person who is bold and offensive. As In:
Heads Up!There are four Ps in this word! |
flingWhich Means:To throw quickly and hard. As In:
Heads Up!The past tense of fling is flung. |
brainWhich Means:The organ in the head that controls thoughts, feelings, and actions. As In:
Heads Up!People have a brain or brains. You can use this word either way. |
grovelWhich Means:To act in an embarrassing way by being too humble and slave-like. As In:
Heads Up!To remember this word, think of gravel, a type small rock found on dirt roads. If you grovel, you are very close to gravel, or at someone's feet! |
crashWhich Means:To hit something suddenly and make a loud noise. As In:
Heads Up!C before R or L always sounds like K. |
plashWhich Means:A light splash, or to make one. As In:
Heads Up!This word is spelled just like splash, but without the S! |
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Gregory got a bruised eye during a boxing match when another player punched him! Ouch!
The older and taller people in this picture are adults.
Count Dracula is said to be immortal.
Grandma was a century old and still dancing!
The young whippersnapper didn't bother to look for cars as he crossed the street, causing several cars to slam on their brakes.
Garth didn't mean to fling the snowball so hard that it broke the window!
We couldn't think without our brains.
He groveled before her so much that she blushed! She forgave him, of course.
The car crashed into the tree and was ruined but no one was hurt.
Jessie went outside to plash in the puddle.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC