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Stone Age News Vocabulary Review
These are our vocab. words from our reading story "Stone Age News"
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6th Grade
01/10/2011

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Cards

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Impact

 

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Meaning: force; effect something, someone has

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scatter

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Meaning: throw things around; dispense

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pillow

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Meaning: soft support or cushion for the head

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velvet

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Meaning: fabric with lustrous soft pile

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import

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Meaning: bring in from a broad or from external source

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wander

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Meaning:  stroll, roam, mosey, travel w/o destination

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parcel 

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Meaning:

package; bundle; box

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baggage

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Meaning: packed suitcase; other belongings of travelers; luggage; gear

 

 

 

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witness

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Meaning: a person who saw or heard something that happened & gives evidence about it

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garlic

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Meaning: strongly flavored bulbs or cloves used in cooking

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splendid

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Meaning: super; wonderful; marvelous; fabulous

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survive

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Meaning: remain; stay alive; endure; live on or through something

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mammal

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Meaning: warm blooded vertebrate animal

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commands

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Meaning: orders; instructions given by someone w/authority

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transit

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Meaning: public transportation

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Barley

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Meaning:

grain crop/ cereal plant grown for food, malt product. & livestock feed (long head of whiskered grains)

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minnow

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Meaning: small freshwater fish commonly used for bait (fishing)

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mellow

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Meaning: easygoing; calm; good-hummored; tolerant; approachable

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halter

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Meaning: rope or leather device used to lead an animal (placed over the head of an animal)

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plastic

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Meaning: a synthetic material made from organic compounds

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newsworthy

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Meaning: interesting enough to be reported in the media; or important

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mountainous

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Meaning:

characterized by many mountains; hilly; rocky; steep; high

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pottery

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Meaning: objects made of baked clay

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traditional

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Meaning: based on or related to tradition (long established customs, beliefs handed down freom generation to generation).

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prehistoric

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Meaning: before recorded history

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flourished

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Meaning: thrived; prospered

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sociable

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Meaning: enjoying companionship; friendly; outgoing

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astounded

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Meaning: amazed; filled w/wonder

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reliable

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Meaning: dependable; trustworthy; steadfast

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newfangled

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Meaning: recently invented or discovered; novel; original

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skewer

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Meaning: to pierce through by by using a stick

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specialty

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Meaning: a unique or outstanding item

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scouring

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Meaning: going over on a careful search; searching thoroughly and quickly

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icecaps

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Meaning: permanent covering of ice

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chamber

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Meaning:

room for a specific purpose

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knack

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Meaning: skill; particular ability that may be innate or natural; talent; gifts

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hovel

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Meaning:

small, dirty or poorly built house; shack

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gale

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Meaning: extremely strong wind

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