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Chapter 4
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4th Grade
09/25/2007

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ACTIVE
Definition
adj. TAKING PART; WORKING

My mom is an ____ member of our church and she works with the children.
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ACTIVE
Definition
adj. LIVELY; QUICK; BUSY

Charley is an _____ boy who runs around so much and who makes so much noise.
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ASTOUND (ASTOUNDING)
Definition
v. TO SURPRISE; AMAZE

It _____ me that a man could ever walk on the moon.
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ATTEND
Definition
v. TO GO TO OR BE PRESENT AT

Please let us know if you are going to _____ the luncheon so we can make sure we have enough food.
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ATTEND
Definition
v. TO PAY ATTENTION TO

The nurse _____ to the sick man until the doctor arrived to help out.
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CHERISH
Definition
v. TO CLING TO AN IDEA OR FEELING

Corbin cherished the idea of having a baby brother.
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CONTRACT
Definition
v. TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS THE FORCE OF LAW
n. AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS THE FORCE OF LAW

We signed a ____ with the pool company that if we paid them $50 a month they would come clean our pool every week.
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CONTRACT
Definition
v. TO GET; TO COME TO HAVE

Cara _____ a cold after playing in the snow with no shoes on.
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CONTRACT
Definition
v. TO MAKE OR BECOME SMALLER

Corbin's pupils _____ when he looked up towards the light.
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EAGER
Definition
adj. WANTING VERY MUCH

Mom was ____ for Corbin to take responsibilty for his school work so she wouldn't have to help him so much.
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EAGERLY
Definition
adv. WITH A GREAT DEAL OF ENTHUSIASM; WANTING

Corbin _____ waited for his new game cube game to arrive in the mail.
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EXPOSE
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v. TO MAKE KNOWN

Cara ____ the fact that she had set off the Kinsey's house alarm last week.
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EXPOSE
Definition
v. TO OPEN VIEW

When he pulled the old, dusty cloth off, he _____ a beautiful piano.
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EXPOSE
Definition
v. TO LEAVE UNPROTECTED

When you don't put on sunscreen, you _____ your skin to the suns harmful rays.
Term
GRACE
Definition
n. BEAUTY OF FORM OR MOVEMENT

The ballerina danced with such _____.
Term
GRACE
Definition
n. A SHORT PRAYER SAID BEFORE A MEAL

Dad always says _____ before we sit down to eat.
Term
GRACE
Definition
n. AN EXTRA PERIOD OF TIME TO DO OR PAY SOMETHING

Mrs. Jones always gives her students ____ if they fail to complete an assignment, but worked hard to try.
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GRACEFUL
Definition
adj. HAVING BEAUTY OF MOVEMENT

Birds are so _____ when they fly. They make it look so easy and beautiful.
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IMPOSE
Definition
v. TO FORCE SOMEONE TO ACCEPT OR PUT UP WITH

The mean teacher _____ his rules on his students and was never nice about anything.
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IMPOSE
Definition
v. TO TAKE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OF

I did not want to _____ on her kindness by asking her to do me another favor.
Term
MODEST
Definition
adj. NOT THINKING TOO HIGHLY OF ONESELF

Corbin was too ____ to accept all the credit for the game winning touchdown.
Term
MODEST
Definition
adj. SIMPLE; NOT FANCY OR EXTREME

The Wilsons had a _____ income and lived in a _____ home but still gave so much money to help the poor.
Term
PARALYZE
Definition
v. TO STOP ALL MOVEMENT OR FEELING IN

The football player was _____ for a little while after the bad hit he took in the second quarter. Fortunately, he is ok now.
Term
PARALYZE
Definition
v. TO MAKE HELPLESS OR POWERLESS

When I heard the loud noise in the middle of the night I was ____ and couldn't move because of the fear in me.
Term
PARALLEL
Definition
adj. LYING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND ALWAYS THE SAME DISTANCE APART

The two sides of the rectangle are _____ and will never meet.
Term
PARALLEL
Definition
adj. SIMILAR

You could say that Corbin and Walker lead _____ lives: they both like football, they go to the same school, they go to the same church, they go to the same camp, and they wear the same kind of clothes.
Term
PESSIMIST
Definition
n. A PERSON WHO EXPECTS THINGS TO TURN OUT BADLY

The woman is a _____, she says she thinks we are going to lose the game.
Term
PESSIMISTIC
Definition
adj. NOT HAVING JOY, HOPE OR CONFIDENCE; GLOOMY

We were _____ about going swimming after we heard the forecast about the lightening storm.
Term
RECITE
Definition
v. TO SAY ALOUD BEFORE AN AUDIENCE, USUALLY FROM MEMORY

Corbin can ____ his bible verses for the entire class at the school program.
Term
RESPOND
Definition
v. TO ANSWER

When I ask you a question, could you please ______ quickly and loudly?
Term
RESPONSE
Definition
n. SOMETHING SAID OR DONE IN REPLY

Corbin's _____ on his exam were all correct and he got a 100!
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