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4th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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4th Grade
01/02/2011

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SANCTUARY
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(n.)  a protected place for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is not allowed
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DESCENDANTS
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(pl. n.)  people who come from a particular ancestor
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THREATENED
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(adj.)  having a sense of harm or danger
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EMERGE
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(v.)  to come into view or become known
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FRAGILE
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(adj.)  easily broken; delicate
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HABITAT
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(n.)  the place where an animal or plant naturally lives and grows
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WEEKDAYS
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(pl.n.)  the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday
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GENUINE
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(adj.)  sincere, honest; the real thing, not an imitation
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SLITHERED
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(v.)  slid or glided like a snake
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HARMLESS
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(adj.)  not able to do damage or hurt
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APOLOGIZE
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(v.)  to say one is sorry or embarrassed; to make an apology
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AMBULANCE
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(n.)  a special vehicle that is used to carry sick or injured people to a hospital
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REPTILES
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(pl.n.)  cold-blooded vertebrates of the group Reptilia, includes lizards, snakes, alligators, crocodiles, turtles
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HIBERNATE
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(v.)  to sleep or remain inactive during the winter
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CAMOUFLAGE
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(n. or v.)  protective coloring that allows an insect or animal to blend with its surroundings; to hide or conceal by using colors and shapes of surroundings
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MIDST
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(n.)  a position in the middle of a group of people or things
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DIGESTED
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(v.)  to have broken down food in the mouth, stomach, and intestines
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RESPONSIBILITY
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(n.)  the quality or condition of having a job, duty, or concern
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MYSTERIOUS
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(adj.)  very hard or impossible to understand; full of mystery
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AMAZEMENT
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(n.)  great surprise or wonder
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LOOSENED
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(v.)  made looser; set free or released
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SORES
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(pl.n.) places where the skin is broken and hurts
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MONOLOGUE
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(n.)  a prolonged talk by one speaker, especially in literature;  "internal monologue" refers to thoughts being spoken aloud
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DIALOGUE
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(n.)  the conversation between two or more persons in a novel, drama, etc.
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CHARACTER
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(n.)  person or animal in a book, story, film, play or poem
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COURTROOM
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(n.)  room in which a court of law meets to hold a trial
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EVIDENCE
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(n.)  facts or proof of innocence of guilt
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GUILTY
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(adj.)  having done wrong; deserving of blame or punishment
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RESCUED
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(v.)  saved from harm or freed from captivity
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JURY
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(n.)  the group of people who listen to witness testimony and decide the verdict
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VERDICT
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(n.)  the decision of the jury whether the accused is guilty or innocent
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WEEKDAYS
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(pl.n.)  the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday
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SLITHER
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(v.)  to slide or glide like a snake
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APOLOGIZE
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(v.)  to say one is sorry or embarrassed about something; to offer an apology
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GENUINE
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(adj.)  sincere, honest; not an imitation
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HARMLESS
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(adj.)  not able to do damage or harm
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AMBULANCE
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(n.)  a special vehicle used to carry sick or injured people to the hospital
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NEGLECTED
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(v.)  failed to give proper attention or care to; failed to do
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APPRECIATED
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(v.)  understand the value of; was grateful for something
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MISUNDERSTOOD
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(v.)  understood someone incorrectly; got the wrong idea
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DESPERATE
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(adj.)  very bad or hopeless
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ENDURED
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(v.)  survived or put up with
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OBEDIENCE
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(n.)  the willingness to obey, or carry out orders, wishes, or instructions
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EXAGGERATE
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(v.)  to magnify beyond the limits of truth; to overstate or embellish
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NEGOTIATE
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(v.)  to compromise through discussion
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NOCTURNAL
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(adj.)  being active during the nighttime and sleeping during the day
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DIURNAL
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(adj.)  being active during the daylight hours and sleeping at night
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