From the Word Wizard Club...
July 3, 2017

Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.

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protective

Which Means:

Designed to keep something or someone from harm or injury.

As In:

Image A helmet is a type of protective gear to use while riding bikes.

Heads Up!

Just add -IVE to the end of 'protect'!
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ration

Which Means:

An equal amount of something given every so often, so as to make the supply last as long as it can.

As In:

Image Wesley and Shawn divided the pizza so that each person will get one ration now, and one later.

Heads Up!

The 'shun' part of this word is spelled -TION.
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resemble

Which Means:

To look like or be similar to.

As In:

Image This man and his dog resemble each other!

Heads Up!

The S in 'resemble' sounds like a Z.
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seize

Which Means:

To grab and control suddenly.

As In:

Image The snake handler prefers to seize and hold the snake around the neck.

Heads Up!

Seize the E before I to spell this one correctly.
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settlement

Which Means:

A collection of homes in an area that was previously uninhabited (unlived-in).

As In:

Image A good place to establish a settlement was along a river. Why is that?

Heads Up!

The suffix -MENT makes the word 'settle' into a noun (a state or product).
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pizzazz

Which Means:

Flashy or attractive style, or high energy.

As In:

Image Marlee put on her dance costume, which had a lot of pizzazz.

Heads Up!

This word is full of pizzazz! Look at all the Zs-there are four of them!
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require

Which Means:

To need in order to complete or do.

As In:

Image Gymnasts require flexible bodies.

Heads Up!

Require requires a QU, no C, for the KW sound.
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submit

Which Means:

To turn in, give to.

As In:

Image Casey is going to finish his homework so he can submit it tomorrow.

Heads Up!

Don't submit your homework with this word misspelled! SUB-MIT.
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teller

Which Means:

An officer of a bank who receives and counts money paid in and pays money out.

As In:

Image The man behind the glass is the bank teller.

Heads Up!

A teller can also simply mean someone who tells something, like a story teller.

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