access • avid

A
a•mend•ment (S mend´ mSnt)
n. A change made to improve,
correct, or add something: An
amendment
ac•cess (ak´ses´) n. Permission or amendmentt to the United States
The base word
ability to enter or use: We have Constitution limits the President
of amendmentt is
the verb amend. access to the playground. to two full terms in office.
It comes from ac•com•pa•ny (S kum´´ pS nE) v. an•cient (An´ shSnt) adj. Having
the Latin word To go along with: I was told to existed for a long time; very
emendare, which accompany them to the concert. old: The explorers discovered an
means “to cor-
ac•quire (S kwIr´) v. To get;
ancientt temple.
rect.” The word
mend, which gain: Mona worked hard to an•gle (ang´´ gSl) n. A way of
means “to fix or acquire her horseriding skills. looking at something: There are
repair,” comes many different angles from which
from the same ad•vanced (Sd vanst´) adj.
Highly developed or complex; we could film this movie.
Latin word root.
When you make beyond in progress: The a•pol•o•gize (S pol´´ S jIz´) v. To
amends, you try to advancedd high school student make an apology; say one is
correct or mend a was able to take college courses. sorry: Did you apologize to your
wrong you did to mother for burning the pancakes?
someone. ad•ver•tise (ad´´ vSr tIz´) v. To
announce to the public: Posters ap•pre•ci•ate (S prE´´ shE At´) v.
sometimes advertise movies. To be thankful for: Will the child
af•fect (S fekt´) v. To cause a
appreciate my help?
change in something or someone: ap•prove (S prMv´) v. To
Problems in the rain forest affect consent to officially: The Senate
the animals living in it. is expected to approve the treaty.
af•fec•tion (S fek´´ shSn) n. A as•sist (S sist´) v. To give help;
feeling of fondness or love for a aid: Did you assistt him in
person, an animal, or a thing: My moving the box?
affection for my dog grew after
as•so•ci•a•tion (S sO´ sE A´´ shSn)
he brought me the morning paper.
n. A group of people organized
a•larm (S lärm´) v. To fill with for a common purpose: The
sudden fear; frighten: The family students formed an association to
was alarmed when they smelled help stop global warming.
smoke coming from the kitchen.
av•er•age (av´´ Sr ij) adj. Typical
a•lert (S lûrt´) adj. Watching or ordinary: The average kid
out for danger; attentive: A good loves to play.
driver must always be alert.
av•id (av´ id) adj. Very eager:
Terry is an avid mountain
climber.

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 awe• cease
awe (ô) n. A feeling of wonder, bril•liant (bril´´ ySnt) adj. Very
fear, and respect: The astronauts vivid in color: The sky was a
gazed in awe back at Earth. brilliantt blue.
bur•gla•ry (bûr´´ glS rE) n. The

B crime of breaking into a building

with the intention of stealing:
ban (ban) v.
v To forbid by The unlocked door led to many
making illegal: Fishing can be burglaries.
bannedd in certain areas to
protect fish.
beam (bEm) v.
v To smile broadly:
C
The artist beamed d when he cal•cu•late (kal´´ kyS lAt´) v.
finished his painting. To find by using addition, capitol
subtraction, multiplication, or
be•tray (bi trA´) v. To be
division: I calculatedd the amount
unfaithful to: When he heard
of fabric I would need to make
the lie, Tom knew his friend had
the bedspread.
betrayedd him.
can•di•date (kan´´ di dAt´) n. A
blar•ing (blâr´´ ing) adj. Loud,
person who seeks or is put
harsh: The concert began with a
forward by others for an office or
fanfare of blaring trumpets.
honor: The candidates walked
boast (bOst) v. To praise oneself, in the morning parade, shaking
one’s belongings, or one’s people’s hands and asking for
actions: She boastedd about her their votes.
good grades.
cap•i•tol (kap´´ i tl) n. The
bond (bond) n. A force that building in which a state
unites; a tie: I feel a close bond legislature meets: The governor
with my sister. went to the capitoll to sign a bill
that the legislature created.
bor•der (bôr´´ dSr) n. The line
where an area, such as a country, cap•ture (kap´´ chSr) v. 1. To
ends and another area begins: seize and hold, as by force or
The Americans had to cross the skill: The play capturedd my
Mexican border on their way to imagination. 2. To get hold of,
South America. as by force or craft: The enemy
capturedd the general.
bor•row (bor´´ O) v. To get
from someone else with the cease (sEs) v. To come or bring
understanding that what is gotten to an end; stop: The baby ceased
will be returned or replaced: crying when she saw the toy.
I want to borrow that toy.

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century • confer
cen•tu•ry (sen´´ chS rE) n. A com•bi•na•tion (kom´ bS nA´
period of 100 years: The United shSn) n. The condition of being
States Constitution was written combined; union: Salt and pepper
more than two centuries ago. make a good combination.
cer•e•mo•ny (ser´´ S mO´ nE) n. com•fort (kum´´ fSrt) v. To soothe
A formal act or series of acts when sad or frightened: She tried
performed in honor of an event or to comfortt the lost child.
special occasion: Our school had
com•pan•ion (kSm pan´´ ySn) n.
a graduation ceremony today.
A friend or associate: My dog
cham•ber (chAm´´ bSr) n. An Sam was my favorite companion.
enclosed space in a machine
con•cerned (kSn sûrnd´) adj.
or in an animal’s living space;
Worried or anxious: The
compartment: The yellow
concernedd citizens went to the
jackets’ nest was in a chamber in
town meeting.
the soil next to the house.
conclude con•clude (kSn klMd´) v. To
charge (chärj) v. To rush or
One meaning of think about something and then
conclude is “to rush at with force; attack: The
reach a decision or form an
bring to an end; soldiers chargedd the fort.
opinion: I have concludedd that
close; finish.” chieff (chEf) adj. Most important: the best way to make a friend is
Conclude comes The chieff problem is to decide to be one.
from the Latin:
what to do first.
the prefix com- con•dense (kSn dens´) v. To
plus claudere, “to churn•ing (chûrn´´ ing) adj. change from a gas to a liquid
close.” When you Moving forcefully: The form: Water in the atmosphere
decide something churning winds picked up dirt. will condense to form clouds.
or form an opin-
ion, you conclude civ•i•lized (siv´´ S lIzd´) adj. con•di•tion (kSn dish´´ Sn) n.
or reach a conclu- Having an advanced culture and General health and fi
fitness:
tness:
sion, bringing society: The civilizedd city had Athletes train before a
your thoughts to a strict rules. competition so they are in good
close. The word condition.
include comes clum•sy (klum´´ zE) adj. Done or
from the same made without skill: The clumsy con•fer (kSn fûr´) v. To meet
Latin root. When shelter fell apart. in order to discuss something
you include peo- together: The doctor is
co•erce (kO´ ûrs´) v. To make
ple, you “enclose” conferring with another doctor.
someone do something,
them.
sometimes by force and against
his or her will: It is not nice to
coerce someone to do something
he or she doesn’t want to do.

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 confess • declare
con•fess (kSn fes´) v. 1. To admit corps (kôr) n. A group of people
that one has done something bad, acting or working together: We
wrong, or illegal: This woman belong to a drum and bugle
confesses to eating the apple. corps.
2. To own or admit as true: This
crit•ic (krit´´ ik) n. A person
girl confesses, or admits, that
whose work is judging the value
daily care of a dog is hard work.
of books, plays, or other artistic
con•fi•dence (kon´´ f i dSns) n. efforts: There were many critics
Trust or faith in someone else or at the premiere of the movie.
in something: The coach had a continent
crush (krush) v. To press,
brief moment of confidence in his
squeeze, or bear down on with
team before they started losing
enough force to break or injure:
again.
The tree fell, crushing the car.
con•flict (kon´´ flikt´) n. A clash
cus•tom (kus´´ tSm) n.
or struggle, as of ideas, feelings,
Something that the members of a
or interests: The differences
group usually do: Shaking hands
between the rich and the poor
when meeting someone is one of
cause many conflicts about taxes.
many customs our society has.
con•sist (kSn sist´) v. To be made
up: The biology class today
consistedd of a pop quiz and a
lecture on always doing your
D
homework. dar•ing (dâr´ ing) adj. Boldly
courageous; fearless: The
con•struct (kSn strukt´) v. To bicyclist made a daring ride
make by fitting parts together; down the mountain.
build: We constructed da
bookcase. de•bris (dS brE´) n. The debris
scattered remains of something
con•ti•nent (kon´´ tS nSnt) n. broken or destroyed: The man
One of the main land masses of used a bulldozer to clear away
the earth: North America is one the debris after the storm.
continent.
de•but (dA´ byM´) n. A first
con•vey (kSn vA´) v. To public appearance, as of a
communicate: The writer wants performer: The juggler had his
to convey his feelings about his debutt on television that night.
trip to Brazil.
de•clare (di klâr´) v. To say
with emphasis or certainty: He
declaredd that it was bedtime.

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dedicate • enclosure
ded•i•cate (ded´´ i kAt´) v. To dis•o•bey (dis´ S bA´) v. To refuse
set apart for a special purpose; or fail to obey: Why did you
devote: The scientists will disobey a direct order to eat your
dedicate themselves to research spinach?
after graduating from college.
dis•or•der•ly (dis ôr´´ dSr lE)
de•fend (di fend´) v. 1. To adj. Not behaving according to
protect from attack, harm, danger, rules or customs; unruly: The
or challenge: They defended classroom became disorderly
themselves from the wolves after the substitute teacher did
with spears. 2. To support or not tell the students the rules.
maintain, as by argument; justify:
dis•play (di splA´) n. A public
The child defendedd taking the
showing; exhibition: A display of
dis- cookie, saying he was hungry.
moon rocks is in the museum.
The prefix dis- has dense (dens) adj. Having the
several senses, but dis•pute (di spyMt´) v. To argue
parts packed together closely:
its basic meaning about; debate: In the debate, did
I could not move in the dense
is “not, not any.” the students dispute the question
Thus discomfort crowd.
of a dress code?
means “a lack of de•ny (di nI´) v. To refuse to
comfort.” Dis- dream (drEm) n. Something
give; withhold: He deniedd the
comes ultimately hoped for; aspiration: I have a
rabbit the carrot.
from the Latin dream of world peace.
adverb dis, mean- de•serve (di zûrv´) v. To be
drought (drout) n. A period of
ing “apart, asun- worthy of or have a right to;
little or no rain: The farmers’
der.” Dis- is an merit: You deserve the reward.
important prefix
prefix crops could not grow because of
that occurs very de•vise (di vIz´) v.
v To think of; the drought.
often in English plan or invent: The kids devisedd a
du•ty (dM´´ tE) n. The obligation
in words such as plan to hold a bake sale.
to do what is right: The president
discredit, disre-
de•vour (di vour´) v. To eat up in had a duty to serve his country.
pair, disrespect,
a greedy way: My dogs always
and disobey.
devour their meals.
di•rect•ly (di rekt´´ lE) adv. In a E
direct line or way; straight: My ef•fort (ef´´ Srt) n. The use of
teacher is directly responsible for physical or mental energy to do
my interest in science. something: Doing it this way will
dis•cour•aged (di skûr´´ ijd) adj. save time and effort.
Less hopeful or enthusiastic: en•clo•sure (en klO´´ zhSr) n. An
After getting a nail in the foot, enclosed area: I kept my pets in
the discouraged d child stopped an enclosure made of wood.
running barefoot.

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 encounter • feat
en•coun•ter (en koun´´ tSr) n. ex•traor•di•nar•y
y (ik strôr´
1. An often unexpected meeting dn er´ E) adj. Very unusual;
with a person or thing: I had remarkable: Landing on the
many encounters with animals as moon was an extraordinary
a kid. 2. A hostile confrontation: event.
The two armies had several
ex•treme (ik strEm´) n. Either
encounters on the battlefield.
of two ends of a scale or range:
en•ter•tain•ing (en´ tSr tAn´´ ing) In this region we experience
adj. Holding the attention in an extremes in hot and cold weather.
agreeable way: The movie was
entertaining.
es•cort (es´ kôrt´) v. To go with F
as an escort: Police escortedd the fade (fAd) v. To become faint or
senator during the parade. dim: The music started to fade.
e•vap•o•rate (I vap´ S rAt´) v. To faint (fAnt) v. To lose
change into a vapor or gas: The consciousness for a short time:
water will evaporate quickly She faintedd after he took off his
under the hot sun. mask.
ex•am•ple (ig zam´´ pSl) n. fault (fôlt) n. Responsibility
Someone or something that for a mistake or an offense:
should be copied; model: Failing the test was my own fault
Their courage was an example because I did not study.
to all of us.
fav•or (fA´ vSr) n. A kind or
ex•cess (ek´´ ses´) adj. More than helpful act: She granted him a
is needed or usual: I brushed the favor.
excess salt off my pretzel.
feast (fEst) n. A fancy meal;
ex•change (iks chAnj´) n. A banquet: We prepared a feast
giving of one thing for another: for the wedding.
I did not feel that the several feast
exchanges I had with that man feat (fEt) n. An act or
were fair. accomplishment that shows
skill, strength, or bravery: The
ex•haust•ed (ig zôst´ Sd) adj. gymnasts performed remarkable
Worn out completely; tired: I was feats.
exhaustedd from the long swim.
ex•pe•ri•ence (ik spîr´ E Sns) v.
v
To have something happen to
oneself: Some states experience
more earthquakes than others.

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foaming • impassable
foam•ing (fO´´ ming) adj. Full grad•u•ate (graj´´ M At´) v.
v To
of bubbles that form in a liquid finish a course of study and
such as soap; frothing: Foaming receive a diploma: My cousin
bubbles from the puppy shampoo will graduate from high school
graduate spilled outside the tub. next Saturday.
fo•cus (fO´´ kSs) v. To concentrate
or center; fix: I could not focus
on the test. H
fos•ter (fô´´ stSr) adj. Receiving, hab•i•tat (hab´´ ˘ıı̆ tat´) n. The
sharing, or giving care like that place where a plant or an animal
of a parent, although not related naturally lives: When ecosystems
by blood or adoption: There are change, animals often have to
three foster puppies in our home. leave their habitats.

frac•tured (frak´´ chSrd) adj. haul (hôl) v. To move from one

Broken: The fracturedd television place to another, as with a truck:
had to be thrown away. I was hauling the bed from my
house to hers when I heard the

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news.

graduate ho•ri•zon (hS rI´´ zSn) n. The line

Graduate comes along which the earth and the sky
gen•er•ate (jen´
( ´ S rAt´) v. To
from the Latin appear to meet: The sun dropped
bring about or produce: Water
word root gradus, beneath the horizon, and the day
and steam generatedd electricity.
meaning “step.” grew into the night.
The word grade, gen•u•ine (jen´
( ´ yM in) adj.
hor•ri•fy (hôr´´ rS fI´) v. To
meaning “a slope Sincere; honest: They showed
that changes a lit-
surprise unpleasantly: The
genuine interest in my work.
tle at a time,” also farmer was horrifiedd to find his
comes from the glare (glâr) v. To stare at in an cows in the neighbor’s field.
same word root. angry way: She glared
d at her
hud•dle (hud´´ l) v. To crowd
Gradual, which brother.
close or put close together: We
means “occurring
glo•ri•ous (glôr´´ E Ss) adj. huddledd around the campfire to
in small steps over
Having great beauty; magnificent: keep warm.
time,” is another
related word. We saw a glorious sunset.
grace•ful (grAs´´ fSl) adj.
Showing grace, as in movement: I
The deer is a gracefull animal. im•pass•a•ble (im pas´ S bSl) adj.
Impossible to travel on or over:
The heavy rain made the road
impassable.

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 independent • jolt
in•de•pen•dent (in´ di pen´´ dSnt) in•tel•li•gent (in tel´´ S jSnt) adj.
adj. Not dependent: My brother Having or showing the ability
is not independentt of Mom and to learn, think, understand, and
Dad. He receives a monthly check know: The intelligentt man read
to help pay his rent. the whole book in five minutes.
in•de•scrib•a•ble (in di skrIb´ S in•tend (in tend´) v. To have in
bSl) adj. Something that is too mind as an aim or goal; plan: He
extraordinary to talk about in intends to bake his friend a cake
words: The light in the sky was for her birthday.
indescribable.
in•ter•pret•er (in tûr´´ pri tSr) n.
in•formed (in fôrmd´) adj. A person who translates orally
Having or prepared with from one language to another:
information or knowledge: The An interpreter was needed to find
informedd driver knew the correct out what the foreign president
directions to the city. was saying.
in•jus•tice (in jus´´ tis) n. Unfair in•tro•duce (in´ trS dMs´) v. To
treatment of a person or thing: bring or put in something new or
They protested the injustice of different: Will you introduce the
not having a snow day. cat to the dog?
in•no•cent (in´´ S sSnt) adj. Not in•trud•er (in´ trMd´´ Sr) n. A
guilty of a crime or fault: The person who comes in without
jury found them innocent. being invited or wanted: I called
the police after the intruder
in•sep•a•ra•ble (in sep´´ Sr S bSl)
refused to leave my house.
adj. Impossible to separate or
part: The two best friends were i•so•late (I´´ sS lAt´) v. To set or
inseparable. keep apart from others: The sick
dog was isolatedd from the others.
in•sert (in´ sûrt´) v. To put, set,
fitt into: Insertt the key in the
or fi
lock.
in•sist (in sist´) v. To demand: I
J
insisted
d on going to the beach. jolt (jOlt) n. A feeling or
something that causes a feeling
in•spec•tor (in spek´´ tôr) n. A of sudden shock or surprise: The
person who makes inspections: audience felt a joltt every time the
The inspector found mold in car turned a corner in the movie.
the walls.

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landmark • numerous

L
mod•el (mod´´ l) adj. Serving as
a model: Since we have to move,
we looked at a number of model
land•mark
k (land´´ märk´) n. A homes.
familiar or easily seen object or
moisture building that marks or identifies mois•ture (mois´´ chSr) n.
a place: The Golden Gate Bridge Liquid, as water, that is present
is a landmark of San Francisco. in the air or in the ground or that
forms tiny drops on a surface: I
leg•is•la•ture (lej´´ is lA´ chSr) n. wiped away the moisture on the
A body of people with the power window so I could see outside.
to make and change laws: The
mood (mMd) n. A person’s
legislature made a law that
forced people to throw away their state of mind: Playing with my
trash. friends puts me in a happy mood.
mourn•ful (môrn´´ fSl) adj.
lo•cal (lO´´ kSl) adj. Of a certain
limited area or place: The town Feeling, showing, or causing
has its own local government. grief; sad: The mournfull owner
buried his dog in the back of the
lu•mi•nous (lM´mS nSs) adj. yard.
Giving off light; shining: The

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crystal was luminous.

M noc•tur•nal (nok tûr´´ nSl) adj.

Active at night: Owls are
me•chan•i•cal (mS kan´´ i kSl) adj. nocturnall birds.
Of or relating to machines or
nour•ish•ing (nûr´´ ish ing) adj.
tools: It takes mechanicall skill to
repair a clock. Helping to promote life, growth,
or strength: The vitamins were
mem•o•ra•ble (mem´´ Sr S bSl) parts of a nourishing diet.
adj. Worthy of being
nu•mer•ous (nM´´ mSr Ss) adj.
remembered: Our class trip
to the circus was a memorable Including or made up of a large
event. number: They have numerous
problems.
men•tion (men´´ shSn) v. To
speak of or write about briefly: I
mentionedd my idea during class.
mis•judge (mis juj´) v. To
judge wrongly: I misjudged the
distance to the boat and fell into
the ocean.

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 obstacle • preserve

O
pe•cu•liar (pi kyMl´´ ySr) adj.
Not usual; strange or odd: I smell
a peculiar odor.
ob•sta•cle (ob´´ stS kSl) n.
per•form (pSr fôrm´) v. To carry
Something that blocks or
stands in the way: Fallen rocks out; do: She performs very well
and other obstacles made it onstage after a lot of practice.
impossible to use the road. per•mis•sion (pSr mish´´ Sn) n.
ob•tain (Sb tAn´) v. To gain or
Consent granted by someone in
get by planning or effort: We authority: Our parents gave us
obtain good grades when we permission to go to the movies.
work hard for them. pol•i•tics (pol´´ i tiks´) n. The
op•por•tu•ni•ty (op´ Sr tM´´ ni tE)
science, art, or work of
orr (op´ Sr tyM´´ ni tE) n. A good government: My father felt
chance, as to advance oneself: politics got in the way of people
That summer job offers many doing their regular jobs.
opportunities. poll (pOl) n. Often polls. The
or•gan•ism (ôr´´ gS niz´ Sm) n.
place where votes are cast: I
An individual form of life, such went to the polls to vote for the
as a plant or an animal: On President of the United States.
the field trip, we looked at sea pos•i•tive (poz´´ i tiv) adj. Having
organisms under the microscope. no doubts; sure: I’m positive that
out•cast (out´´ kast´) n. A person
we’ve met before.
blocked from participation in a pos•ses•sion (pS zesh´´ Sn)
group or society: Stormy felt like n. Something that is owned;
an outcastt because he had a belonging: They fled the
outgrown Cape Cod. burning building, leaving their
o•ver•come (O´ vSr kum´) v. To
possessions behind.
get the better of; conquer: I had pre•dict (prI dikt´) v. To tell
to overcome my fear of heights to about in advance: Weather
climb the mountain. reports predictt the weather.

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pre•fer (pri fûr´) v. To like better:
I preferredd dancing to jogging.
pre•serve (prI zûrv´) v. To
pa•tient•ly (pA´´ shSnt lE) adv. protect, as from injury or
Putting up with trouble, hardship, destruction: It is the police’s job
annoyance, or delay without to preserve the peace.
complaining: He waited
patiently for his food to arrive.

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prior • register

R
pri•or (prI´´ Sr) adj. Coming
before in time or order; earlier:
Tell me about your prior grades.
rack•et (rak´´ it) n. A loud,
prog•ress (prog´´ res´) n. Steady
unpleasant noise: The several
improvement: After I passed the parrots outside my window made
test, I realized I was making very a rackett this morning.
good progress.
ra•di•a•tion (rA´ dE A´´ shSn) n.
pro•mote (prS mOt´) v. To try to
Energy that travels through space
sell or make popular, as by as rays or waves: Sunscreen
advertising; publicize: Television helps protect people from the
ads promote many products. sun’s radiation.
prompt•ly (prompt´´ lE) adv.
rage (rAj) v.
v To move with great
Done or given without delay: violence: Large storms can
I promptly sent my message. quickly rage through a city.
proof (prMf) n. Evidence of
rap•id•ly (rap´ id lE) adv. Done
truth or accuracy: We have no in quick or speedy fashion: She
prooff that the money was stolen. rapidly ate her dinner.
prop•er•ly (prop´´ Sr lE) adv. In a
re•act (rE akt´) v. To act in
proper manner: Jim did not hold response to something: The
reference his fork properly. audience reactedd to the
pro•pose (prS pOz´) v. To put performance with applause.
forward for consideration; re•call (ri kôl´) v. To bring back
suggest: I proposedd a trip to mind; remember: I can’t
to Florida. We went to Ohio recalll their phone number.
instead.
ref•er•ence (ref´´ Sr Sns) adj.
pub•lic•i•ty (pu blis´´ i tE) n.
A type of resource, such as an
Information that is given out encyclopedia or dictionary,
to let the public know about that gives special information
something or to get its approval: arranged according to a plan
There was no publicity for or system: This book has a
the new movie, so few people reference glossary.
watched it.
reg•is•ter (rej´ i stSr) v. To show
some kind of information, as
on a scale or other device: The
scale registeredd the weight of the
apples.

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re•gret•ful•ly (ri gret´´ fS lE) adv. route (rMt) n. A road or lane of
Full of regret: Looking down travel between two places: The
regretfully, she cancelled the hikers climbed the mountain,
party. using a well-known route.
re•in•force (rE´ in fôrs´) v. rub•ble (rub´´ Sl) n. Broken or
To make stronger with more crumbled material, such as brick,
material, help, or support: The that is left when a building falls
construction crew will reinforce down: The building exploded
this building with a single beam. and left rubble everywhere.
re•ly (ri lI´) v. To be dependent ru•in (rM´´ in) v. To damage
for support, help, or supply: I beyond repair; wreck: She
reliedd on my brother to give me ruinedd the clay castle by stepping
money for dinner. on it.
re•mote (ri mOt´) adj. Far away;
not near: The ship sailed near a
remote island. S
rep•u•ta•tion (rep´ yS tA´´ shSn) n. sat•is•fy (sat´´ is fI´) v. To fulfill
The general worth or quality of or gratify: The steak satisfiedd my
someone or something as judged hunger.
by others or by the general scarce (skârs) adj. Not enough to
public: The senator has a very meet a demand: Food is scarce
good reputation. in many countries.
re•source (rE´ sôrs´) orr (ri sôrs´) sched•ule (skej´´ Ml) n. A
n. Something that is a source program of events, appointments,
of wealth to a country: Our or classes: We have a full
forests and trees are great natural schedule of activities after
resources. school.
re•source•ful (rE´ sôrs´´ fSl) adj. scheme (skEm) n. A plan or plot
Having access to support or help: for doing something: He created
The hiker was very resourceful. a scheme to break out of prison.
re•ward (ri wôrd´) v. To give sea•far•ing (sE´´ fâr´ ing) adj.
a reward for or to: The son Earning one’s living at sea: The
rewardedd his mother with seafaring life of a fisherman is
breakfast in bed. dangerous.
ro•tate (rO´ tAt´) v. To turn on
an axis; revolve: The Earth is
constantly rotating.

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segregation • streak
seg•re•ga•tion (seg´ ri gA´´ shSn) source (sôrs) n. The point where
n. The act of segregating or the something comes from: The
condition of being segregated: source of the stream is melting
Laws on segregation once kept water from the mountain.
African Americans and white
spe•cies (spE´´ shEz´) n. A group
Americans separate.
of animals or plants that are
shal•low (shal´´ O) adj. similar and are able to mate
Measuring little from bottom to and have offspring: Scientists
top or from back to front; not discover new species of sea life in
deep: The fish swam in the the deepest ocean.
shallow end of the river.
spec•u•late (spek´´ yS lAt´) v. To
short•age (shôr´´ tij) n. An think deeply; ponder; reflect: I
amount of something that is not speculatedd on whether to have
storage enough: We donate items to a fries or mashed potatoes.
food pantry when there is a food
stan•dard (stan´´ dSrd) n.
shortage.
Something that is accepted as a
sit•u•a•tion (sich´ M A´´ shSn) n. basis for measuring or as a rule or
A set of circumstances: The child model: Americans have different
knew he was in a bad situation standards of living than the
when his mother caught him with Japanese.
his hand in the cookie jar.
stor•age (stôr´´ îj) n. A space or
slab (slab) n. A broad, flat, thick place for storing things: I kept
piece, as of bread, stone, or meat: my belongings in storage when I
My mother threw a slab of steak went away.
on the grill to cook.
strand (strand) v. To leave in
slim•y (slI´´ mE) adj. Like slime a difficult or helpless position:
in appearance or texture: The They were strandedd on the
slimy mud made him slip. mountain when their car broke
down.
smear (smîr) v. To become
spread or blurred: The ink streak (strEk) v. To mark or
smearedd easily. become marked with streaks:
The light seemed to streak across
so•cial (sO´´ shSl) adj. Living
the sky.
together in communities or
groups: Bees and ants are social
insects.

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stub•born (stub´´ Srn) adj. sym•bol (sim´´ bSl) n.
1. Continuing to exist; lasting: 1. Something that stands for or
I have the stubborn idea that represents something else: The
I want to be a teacher when I dove is a symboll of peace.
grow up. 2. Unyielding; difficult 2. A printed or written sign used
to deal with: A stubborn stain to represent an operation, action,
ruined the tablecloth. quantity, and the like: A red
traffic light is a symboll to stop.
stu•di•o (stM´´ dE O´) n. The
place where an artist works:
The artist was working on his
painting in his studio. T
suf•fer (suf´´ Sr) v. To feel or tal•ent (tal´´ Snt) n. A natural
endure pain or distress: The ability to do something well: If
drought victims sufferedd from you stop taking music lessons,
malnutrition. you’ll waste your talent.

sug•gest (sSg jest´) v. To offer tar•get (tär´´ git) adj. Established

for consideration or action: I goal: The targett date for
suggestt going to a movie tonight. finishing our report was May 6.

su•pe•ri•or (sB pîr´´ E Sr) adj. ten•e•ment (ten´´ S mSnt) n. An

Considering oneself better than old apartment house that is badly
others; conceited: Don’t take maintained: My grandfather
a superiorr attitude toward the grew up in a tenementt that had
younger students. holes in the roof.

sup•plies (sS plIz´) n. Necessary ter•ri•to•ry (ter´´ i tôr´ E) n. An

materials used or given out when area of land; region: I have never
needed: After a month of bad been to any territory south of the
weather, the explorers’ supplies equator.
ran out. thrill•ing (thril´´ ing) adj. Ex-
sus•pect (sSs´´ pekt´) n. A person citing: The movie was thrilling.
suspected, as of a crime: When tid•al (tId´ l) adj. Relating to or
I was a child, I was always the affected by tides: An earthquake
suspectt when anything broke. can cause a tidall wave.
swell (swel) v. 1. To increase tim•ber (tim´´ bSr) n. A long,
in size or volume as a result of heavy piece of wood for building;
internal pressure; expand: The beam: The carpenter laid down
injured ankle swelled. 2. To several timbers that he was going
increase in force, size, number, or to use to build the house.
degree: The army swelled d from
100 soldiers to 150 soldiers.

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tour • worthy
tour (tBr) v. To go on a tour: vast (vast) adj. Very great in
trans- We touredd through Spain. area; huge: The Amazon River
The prefix trans- flows through a vastt rain forest.
comes from the tow•er (tou´´ Sr) v. To rise very
Latin preposition high: The basketball hoop vi•o•lence (vI´´ S lSns) n. The use
trans, meaning toweredd over the child. of physical force to cause damage
“across, beyond, or injury: The violence of war
through.” Many trace (trAs) n. A very small caused many to die.
common amount: After Julian ate the
candy bar, there were traces of vir•tu•al (vûr´ chM Sl) adj. A
English words
chocolate on his fingers. resource available on the Internet
begin with trans-
and have base or on software: He looked up the
trans•fer (trans fûr´) v. To word in a virtuall dictionary.
words from
cause to move from one place
Latin: transfer, vi•sion (vizh´´ Sn) n. A mental
transfuse, trans- to another: Who transfers the
money from the house to the picture produced by the
late, transmit,
bank? imagination: I had a vision of
transpire, and
a pink elephant bouncing on a
transport. trans•port (trans pôrt´) v. To trampoline.
Another large
carry from one place to another:
group of words

W
Can you transportt this box to
has trans- in
combination with China?
English trem•ble (trem´´ bSl) v. To shake:
adjectives, as in waste (wAst) n. The act of
He trembles in the winter when
transatlantic, wasting or the condition of being
he doesn’t wear a hat.
transcontinental, wasted: If you aren’t going to
and transoceanic, tri•umph (trI´´ Smf) n. The fact read the newspaper, you should
meaning “across” of being victorious: Becoming recycle it. It would be such a
or “through” a a star is a triumph most waste if you do not.
particular geo- performance artists long for.
wea•ri•ness (wîr´´ E nes) n.
graphic element.
Temporary loss of strength

U and energy resulting from

hard physical or mental work:
Chasing the dog for hours caused
un•for•tu•nate (un fôr´ chS nit)
adj. Not having good fortune; great weariness.
unlucky: She felt unfortunate whirling (wûrl´´ ing´) adj. To
when she dropped her sandwich. spin quickly: The whirling winds
messed up her hair.

V wor•thy (wûr´´ thE) adj. Having

merit or value: We contribute to
va•ri•e•ty (vS rI´´ i tE) n. A worthy causes.
number of different things within
the same group or category: The
market sells a variety of bread.

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wreck•age (rek´´ ij) n. The
remains of something that has
been wrecked: The wreckage of
the car was hauled away. wreckage

Y
yank (yangk) v. To pull with a
sudden, sharp movement: We
yankedd the heavy door open.
yearn•ing (yûr´´ ning) n. A
deep longing or strong desire:
Grandfather felt a yearning to
visit his childhood home in the
mountains.

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