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Lesson 4
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5th Grade
10/07/2011

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Term
accurate (adj), accuracy (n)
Definition
Adj. 1. able to give a correct reading or measurement, without mistakes or errors in facts.
Noun 2. correctness, exactness
Term
approximate
Definition
not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct
Term
course
Definition
1. the path over which something moves.
2. a way of acting or behaving.
3. a subject or set of subjects to be studied.
Term
depart (v) , departure (n)
Definition
V 1. to leave, to go away from a place
N 2. the act of leaving
Term
despair
Definition
V 1. to lose hope
N 2. a total lack of hope
Term
destination
Definition
the place to which something or someone is going.
Term
deteriorate
Definition
to make or become worse
Term
gale
Definition
1. a very strong wind
2. a loud outburst
Term
horizon (n), horizontal (adj)
Definition
N- the apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea or land.
Adj- going straight across from side to side.
Term
jubilation (n), jubilant (adj)
Definition
N - a feeling or expression of great joy
Adj- very happy
Term
navigate (v), navigation (n)
Definition
V- to calculate or direct the movement of of a ship or aircraft.
N- the science or practice of navigating
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nostalgia (n), nostalgic (adj)
Definition
N - a longing for a certain time in the past.
Adj- having feelings of nostalgia
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revive
Definition
1. to make or become strong again
2. to bring back into use or fashion
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sever, severed
Definition
1. to break off
2. to cut in two
Term
voyage, voyaged
Definition
N - a long journey by sea or in space
V - to make a journey by sea or in space
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