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WW lesson 4 book 2
The lesson four wordly wise words
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5th Grade
01/30/2010

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Term
accurate
Definition

adj. 1. Able to give a correct reading or measurement. 

[I guessed the accurate number of jelly beans in the jar and won all of the beans] 

Term
accuracy
Definition

n. Correctness, exactness.

[Miss. Gibney was very proud of Ava because she showed accuracy on the test and 100%]

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approximate
Definition

adj. Not exact but close enough to be reasonably correct. 

[What is the approximate value of that ring you have on?]

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course
Definition

n. 1. The path over which something moves.

[Poppy's families course to new house was quite a journey.]

2. A way of acting or behaving. 

[Instead of of going to the movies I think our best course is to stay home due to the blizzard.]

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depart
Definition

v. To leave; to go away from a place

[Flight for Florida departs in ten minutes, so we need to hurry!]

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departure
Definition

n. the act of leaving

[My family threw our neighbors a goodbye party before they made their departure to Connecticut.]

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despair
Definition

v. to lose hope

[The look of despair spread across Poppy's face, when she realized the love of her life really did die!]

Term
destination
Definition

n. the place to which someone or something is going

[Ereth rushed to meet his destination; the salt lick.] 

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deteriorate 
Definition

v. to make or become worse

[Having that fight with my little sister made my happy mood deteriorate.]

Term
gale
Definition

n.1. a very strong wind

[The strong gale in Florida knocked down some palm trees.]

2. A loud outburst

[I heard gales of shrieking coming from the doctors office because he was giving a shot.]

 

Term
horizon
Definition

n. The apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea

[Mr. Ocax scanned the horizon for a certain mouse named Poppy.]

Term
horizontal
Definition

adj. Going straight across from side to side

[When I was shopping with my mom she asked me if I wanted a shirt with horizontal stripes or vertical stripes.] 

Term
jubilation
Definition

n. A feeling or expression of great joy

[The end of the great depression brought jubilation to many families.]

 

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Jubilant
Definition

adj. Very happy

[My cousin had a very jubilant family, they got together twice a month for a family game night.]

Term
Navigate
Definition

v. to calculate or direct the movement of a ship or aircraft

[The old sailor needed to navigate his way out of the storm by using the stars!]

Term

navigation

 

Definition

n. The science or practice of navigating 

[In third grade we learned about different tools like a compass used in navigation.]

Term
nostalgia
Definition

a. a longing for a certain time in the past

[Walking through the park my grandma use to take me too filled me with the feeling of nostalgia

Term
nostalgic
Definition

adj. Having the feeling of nostalgia

[I began to feel nostalgic when you read the book my aunt use to read to me when I was little.]

Term
Revive
Definition

v. 1. to make or become strong again

[ "I know you are tired from your soccer game but taking a nap may revive you."]

2. To bring back into use or fashion

[Mt great grandma's old magazine from the 20's revives of many models wearing flapper dresses

Term
sever
Definition

v. 1. To break off

[The apple pickers severed the fruit from the tree with a small knife.]

2. To cut in two

Penelope accidentally severed severed the garden hose while mowing the lawn.]

Term
Voyage
Definition

n. a long journey by sea or in space

["The voyage the Pilgrims took to America on the Mayflower was hard because there was not a lot of food.]

v. To make a journey by sea or in space

[Long before Columbus the vikings voyaged across the Atlantic ocean to reach North America.]

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