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Grade 3 Vocabulary
Grade 3 Vocabulary
Grade 3 Vocabulary
1. Environment Noun
1. the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live:
2. the conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or
2. Biome Noun
1. a region of the Earth's surface and the particular combination of weather conditions,
3. Adaptation Noun
situations:
particular environment
4. Mimicry Noun
1. the act of copying the sounds or behaviour of a particular person or animal, often in
5. Tundra Noun
1. any of the very large, flat areas of land in northern parts of Asia, North America, and
Europe where, because it is cold, trees do not grow and the earth below the surface is
permanently frozen
6. Migrate Verb
1. Noun, a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which
forms a support
E.g. The bank tried to stem the currency’s recent decline against the dollar.
8. Mesquite Noun
1. a small tree that grows in dry areas in the Americas and produces pods (= long, narrow,
flat parts containing seeds) that can be used to make flour, or for feeding animals:
1. a type of large cactus (= a desert plant with sharp points) that has upright branches and
1. a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US
1. Noun, a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in