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Chapter 15
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4th Grade
01/21/2008

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APPARENT
Definition

adj. CLEAR

 

It was very _____ to me that Charley was not going to stay in his crib no matter how many times we told him.

Term
APPARENT
Definition

adj. SEEMING OR APPEARING TO BE

 

The _______ reason for the bad grade is that he did not read the directions beforehand.

 

Term
BAN
Definition

v. TO FORBID, ESPECIALLY BY PASSING A LAW OR MAKING A RULE

 

The City of Houston has ______ smoking in all restaurants in the city.

Term
BAN
Definition

n. A LAW OR RULE THAT FORBIDS SOMETHING

 

The Federal Government has placed a ______ on all hand guns in federal buildings.

Term

CONCENTRATE

Definition

v. TO FOCUS ALL ONE'S THOUGHTS OR EFFORTS ON

 

It is hard for me to _____ with all the music playing in the other room.

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CONCENTRATE
Definition

v. TO BRING OR COME TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE

 

The best shops in the town are all _____ in one area of the city called the Galleria.

Term
CONCENTRATION
Definition

n. GIVING TOTAL ATTENTION TO SOMETHING

 

Doing a front flip on a balance beam requires a great deal of athletic ability and mental ______.

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CONCENTRATED
Definition

adj. OF INCREASED STRENGTH OF THICKNESS

 

Sometimes my mom makes Gatorade that is too _____ which makes it way too strong for me to enjoy the taste.

Term
CONCERN
Definition

v. TO BE ABOUT; TO INTEREST

 

Everyone should be ______ about safety in their neighborhoods and city.

Term
CONCERN
Definition

v. TO TROUBLE OR WORRY

 

My parents were very ____ when they noticed that my grades in school were slipping.

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CONCERN
Definition

n. SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES A PERSON OR PEOPLE

 

Affordablr health care is a major ______ for all Americans.

Term
CONCERN
Definition

n. A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

 

My dad's job is in the sportsindustry with a financial _____.

Term
CONSIDER
Definition

v. TO THINK ABOUT CAREFULLY

 

Before graduating from high school a student must _____ where he might want to attend college.

Term
CONSIDER
Definition

v. TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

 

I wish Mom and Dad would _____ my wishes when determining what I will do with my Saturday afternoons.

Term
CONSIDER
Definition

v. TO BELIEVE

 

I ______ believing in Jesus to be the most important decision a person can make.

Term
CONTRAST
Definition

v. TO COMPARE IN ORDER TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCES

 

My dad asked me to compare and _____ the two bikes to determine which would be best for me.

Term
CONTRAST
Definition

v. TO SHOW DIFFERENCES WHEN COMPARED

 

The two colors look similar when far apart but actually ______ quite a bit when you put them next to each other.

Term
CONTRAST
Definition

n. A DIFFERENCE

 

The new biks is a nice _____ to the old one he was riding.

Term
FRAGILE
Definition

adj. EASILY BROKEN OR DAMAGED

 

Please be careful with those plates, Corbin, they are very _____.

Term
MENACE
Definition

n. SOMETHING THAT IS LIKELY TO DO HARM OR IS REGARDED AS DANGEROUS

 

Fleas ae a _____ to all dogs who wish to leave in peace without having to scratch all the time.

Term
MENACE
Definition

v. TO BE A DANGER TO; TO PUT AT RISK

 

Every spring and summer the risk of a hurricane _____ all the states lining the Gulf of Mexico.

Term
POUNCE
Definition

v. TO SWOOP DOWN ON AND SEIZE

 

Tigger loves to ______ on Pooh.

Term
PROMPT
Definition

adj. QUICK WITHOUT TOO MUCH TIME PASSING

 

I returned the phone call ______ because I knew what she had to tell me was important.

Term
PROMPT
Definition

v. TO CAUSE TO ACT

 

To see so many orphaned children in Russia, ______ me to join our church's mission trip to visit them.

Term
RECENT
Definition

adj. OF A TIME JUST BEFORE THE PRESENT

 

In _____ years, I have noticed that the more I practice the better I get at playing basketball.

Term
SYMBOL
Definition

n. SOMETHING THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE

 

The dove with an olive branch in its mouth is known to the a ______ for peace to the entire world.

Term
TALON
Definition

n. THE CLAW OF A BIRD, USUALLY ONE THAT KILLS ANIMALS FOR FOOD

 

You could see the sharp _____ of the hawk spreading out as he came in to get the squirrel.

Term
TROPHY
Definition

n. SOMETHING AS A PRIZE OR AWARD GIVEN TO SHOW SUCCESS IN AN ACTIVITY

 

Cara did not received her _____ for the year since she quit playing soccer mid-way through the season.

Term
WIDESPREAD
Definition

adj. SPREAD OR STRETCHED OUT OVER A LARGE AREA

 

The _______ arms of Jesus hanging on the cross is a very sad thing to see.

Term
WIDESPREAD
Definition

adj. HAPPENING OR FOUND OVER A LARGE AREA

 

The rain and flooding was ______ in the city of Houston and across the state of Texas.

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