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Trimester 2: Formative Assessment Vocabulary Review

Word Definition Examples

1. harvest To pick, gather, and collect

crops
2. camouflage Ability to hide and blend into
an environment
3. adaptation An animal’s special ability
4. naturally Born with
5. revise To edit
6. topic sentence The starting sentence of a
paragraph
7. weary tired
8. inheritance Something passed onto
someone in the family
9. sympathize to feel sorry
10. inquire To ask
11. debt Money or something you
owe someone
12. circumstance Condition; chance
13. increase Get larger or greater in
size
14. attentive Paying attention
15. demise death
16. gravel Small stones and pebbles
mixed with sand
17. estate Property someone owns
18. generations Group of people born and
living about the same
time
19. spades Tools for digging
20. bountiful Having a lot of
21. fantasies Story with things that
can’t happen in real life
22. tall tales A story with exaggerated
events and people
23. biography A written account of
another person’s life
24. fable A short tale that teaches
a moral lesson
25. point of view How the narrator thinks First Person:
for feels
Third person:
26. consequence A result or outcome
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27. theme Lesson or main message

28. part Leave behind
29. straggle To spread
30. patchwork Work made up of pieces or
parts
31. impatiently Not patient
32. burdened To put a load or weight on
33. eager Excited
34. burst Explode
35. fervent Great warmth
36. glides Sliding across
37. cleansing Cleaning; washing away
38. urge To encourage
39. wheeling Carrying
40. carriages A wheeled vehicle
41. fragrant Scents; smells
42. vibrant bright and lively
43. summary A retelling of the main
points
44. eye-to-eye Agreeing on something
45. traveler A person who travels
46. arguing Fighting; disagreeing
47. judgment To judge, make and
opinion