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November 5, 2007
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
pouchWhich Means:A small bag or sack. As In:
Heads Up!The OU in this word makes an OW! sound like it hurts. |
rudderWhich Means:A blade on a boat or airplane that turns it to the left or right. As In:
Heads Up!Remember the two Ds in 'rudder'! |
hastyWhich Means:Carelessly quick, in a hurry, without paying attention to detail. As In:
Heads Up!The A in this word has a long sound. |
brilliantWhich Means:Bright, shiny, or very, very smart. As In:
Heads Up!This word is so shiny and bright that it has two Is and two Ls! |
cavalryWhich Means:Historically, that part of an army that fights on horseback. As In:
Heads Up!There is only one L in this word and it comes before the -RY. |
lunarWhich Means:Related to the moon. As In:
Heads Up!A related word is 'lunatic', a crazy person, because people once thought that looking at the moon made you crazy. |
interiorWhich Means:Located on the inside. As In:
Heads Up!The prefix IN- means on the inside. Do you know what prefix means on the outside? (EX-). |
blitherWhich Means:To talk foolishly, to babble without thinking. As In:
Heads Up!In 'blither' we have a short I sound. |
famineWhich Means:Mass starvation, a great food shortage leaving many people hungry. As In:
Heads Up!Even though 'famine' has an E at the end, it has a short I sound in '-mine'. |
abstractWhich Means:Not realistic or easily understood, not containing anything recognizable. As In:
Heads Up!The opposite of abstract is 'concrete', meaning real and easily understood. |
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The pouch holds about 100 marbles.
The rudder on the boat got stuck, so they could only move in one direction!
Gretchen was hasty in drinking her cup of tea and spilled some on her dress.
The brilliant diamond blinded my eyes!
The cavalry fought hard during the battle.
Did you see the lunar eclipse last night?
She redesigned the interior of the house.
She will blither for hours if you ask her about her cats!
Countries and people who experience famine do not see tables like this.
The artist admired his friend's abstract painting.© 2004-2015 Lexiteria, LLC