alphaDictionary * Dr. Goodword's Word Wizard Club

December 17, 2007
Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.
haul Which Means: To pull or carry with a car or truck. As In: This truck will haul the crop to the grain elevator. Heads Up! Remember, 'haul' sounds like 'hall' (they are homonyms) but is spelled differently.	emerge Which Means: To rise out of, to come out of something, to become visible. As In: The worm emerged from the apple. Heads Up! What would an antonym for emerge be?
enormous Which Means: Extremely big, huge. As In: He was so arrogant that his head became enormous. Heads Up! If you remember to spell the end of this word with -ous, then you have it right!	painstakingly Which Means: Very carefully, paying attention to the smallest details. As In: He was a painter who painted painstakingly. Heads Up! This word is made up of two words: 'pains' and 'taking', plus the suffix -ly!
pitcher Which Means: A container for pouring liquids. As In: Sylvester sat at his booth with a pitcher of lemonade and cups. Heads Up! This word also appears in sports, meaning the person who throws the ball to the batter.	perish Which Means: To die or decay. As In: If you leave the fruit on the counter too long without eating it, it will perish. Heads Up! Perishable means "likely to die or rot". You might hear this word like this: Please donate non-perishable foods. What kind of food would you donate if they are non-perishable?
wilderness Which Means: An area untouched by human beings, being completely natural. As In: We own a cabin in the Montana wilderness. Heads Up! The I in this word is a short one!	tiresome Which Means: A word to use when you're talking about something that makes you tired. As In: Studying all day is tiresome! Heads Up! The suffix -some means to become like. Other examples with this suffix are bothersome and quarrelsome.
stem Which Means: The stalk of a plant that holds the plant tall and strong. As In: The stem on this flower is long. Heads Up! Stem also means to stop: to stem a rumor, to stem a river from flowing, to stem bleeding.	echo Which Means: The replay of a sound when it is emitted in a hollow place, like a cave or canyon. As In: The canyon replies with an echo of your voice if you yell into it. Heads Up! To make this word plural, add -ES: echoes.
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