Weekly Vocabulary 2Nd 9 Weeks
Weekly Vocabulary~3rd 9 Weeks
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! Seven Spools of Thread
1. magnificent- wonderful; very beautiful 1. beamed- shined brightly; smiled brightly
2. masterpiece- a great work; a very good example 2. argued- disagreed with someone
3. ingredient- one of the parts of a mixture 3. possessions- things people own
4. recipes- lists of ingredients and directions 4. fabric- cloth
for making food
5. tasty- having a good flavor 5. purchased- bought
6. scheduled- a list of events that can be written 6. quarreling- having an argument
7. sequence- the order of events in which they 7. conflict- a problem or disagreement
happened
8. profits- the amount of money a person or 8. resolve- to solve or work out a problem
business makes
9. potbellied- having a big, round stomach or belly, 9. respect- to consider other people’s
like some types of pigs feelings and treat them politely
10. degrees- units used to measure temperature 10. mahogany- a certain kind of reddish-
brown wood
Here’s My Dollar My Very Own Room
1. tour- a short trip through a place to see it 1. separate- to set apart or keep apart
2. volunteers- people who offer to do jobs 2. determination- a firm purpose
without pay
3. community- a group of people who live 3. storage- a place for keeping things for
in the same area future use
4. thrilled- very excited or happy 4. crate- a box made of pieces of wood
5. slogan- a phrase that is used in 5. exact- very accurate
advertisements
6. grownups- adults 6. ruined- damaged greatly or destroyed
7. deserve- have a right to 7. luckiest- having the most good luck
8. interviewed- met and talked with to get 8. form- the shape or the way something looks
information
9. zoologist- someone who studies animals 9. function- how something is used or the job
that someone or something does
10. plight- a situation, especially one that is 10. geometric- certain shapes, such as a square,
bad circle, or triangle
Boom Town
1. sidewalks- paths by the side of the street or road
2. grumbled- complained in a low voice
3. traders- people who buy and sell things as a business
4. blossomed- grew or developed
5. wailed- made a long and sad cry
6. lonesome- not often visited by people
7. business- an activity that makes money and produces something that people want/need
8. services- things you do for someone else for money
9. batches- groups of items that come together or are made together
10. demand- a need that people have for goods and services
11. stagecoach- a carriage pulled by horses that carries people and mail
12. peddler- a person who goes from place to place and sells things
13. cooper- a person who makes barrels
14. apothecary- a person who makes and sells medicine
Beatrice’s Goat A Carousel of Dreams
1. gift- something that is given to someone, 1. powered- supplied with a source of energy
such as a present
2. yearned- wanted very much to have or to do 2. declared- stated firmly
3. tend- to look after or take care of 3. existed- was real
4. produce- to make or create 4. artist’s- belonging to an artist
5. sturdy- strong or solid 5. pride- pleasure or satisfaction in one’s work
6. schoolhouse- a building used as a school 6. prefer- to like someone or something
7. kindhearted- having a caring nature; helpful 7. craftspeople- people who use special skills
to make things
8. groves- large groups of trees 8. attraction- something interesting or
enjoyable for people to see or do
9. cassava- a plant that has starchy roots
10. slate- a dark grey rock that splits into flat, thin layers
The Printer
1. screamed- made a loud cry or sound
2. numb- unable to feel or move
3. escape- to become free
4. fled- ran away from something
5. shuddered- shook or trembled suddenly
6. image- a picture of a person or thing
7. newspaper- a set of pages that contain news
8. remote- a place that is hidden or out of the way
9. smokejumpers- firefighters trained to jump out of airplanes near remote fires and put them out
10. retreat- to step or move back