The LAST quiz for this year is this Friday, June 11th
1) TSUNAMI~a great sea wave caused by underwater Earth movement or volcanic eruption (EX. The tsunami devastated the seaside village.) 2) ABRUPTLY~when something happens all of a sudden without warning (EX. My dog was laying peacefully, but when he heard the doorbell ring he got up abruptly.) 3) EXCESS~too much of something; over the limit of what is needed (EX. I was so hungry, I ate an excess amount of pizza.) 4) REDHANDED~to get caught doing something wrong (EX. The jewel thief was caught redhanded when he was trying to steal the diamonds.) 5) COORDINATED~to be able to do many physical tings easily, with good balance and easy movement (EX. The gymnast is very coordinated on all of the equipment.) The quiz is on Friday, June 4th
1) ACCELERATE~to go faster or increase in speed; (EX. As my mom drove down the road, the car accelerated.) 2) COMMITMENT~an agreement or promise to do something; (EX. Our class made a commitment to help the Earth by recycling.) 3) WHIMPER~to cry softly; (EX. I heard my dog whimper when he was outside and wanted to come back in.) 4) IMPERMEABLE~something you can not pass or get through; (EX. The passageway into the tomb was blocked with so many rocks it was impermeable.) 5) STENCH~a terrible or awful smell; (EX. The stench from the dumpster made me plug my nose.) The quiz is on Friday, May 28th
1) CELESTTIAL~a word describing the sky or objects in space; (EX. The astronaut was interested in space and celestial objects.) 2) LUNAR~a word that refers to the Moon, or anything related to the Moon; (EX. The New Moon is the first phase of the lunar cycle.) 3) DERIVE~to take or get from somewhere; (EX. The river derives its name from a Native American tribe.) 4) MERGE~to combine or bring together; to make into one; (EX. Mrs. Coon's and Mrs. Hamann's merged together for Field Day.) 5) DISTINGUISH~to tell two or more things apart that look similar; (EX. Many people can't distinguish between the identical twins.) The quiz is on Friday, May 21ST
1) WAXING~the moon between the New Moon and the Full Moon as it looks larger in the sky (EX. Each night I see the moon getting so I know it is waxing.) 2) WANING~when the moon seems to get smaller in the sky; (The moon looks smaller than it did yesterday, so it is waning.) 3) CRESCENT~a sliver shape that is is curved; (The moon was a brightly shining crescent shape.) 4) APPETIZING ~something that looks good enough to eat; (EX. I couldn't wait to eat the appetizing dessert.) 5) RADIANT~something that glows, gives off light or looks very beautiful (EX. The princess looked radiant.) The quiz is on Friday, May 14th
1) ORBIT~an orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Planets, comets, asteroids and other objects in the solar system orbit the sun. (EX. The Earth orbits around the Sun.) 2) HORIZON~The line in the distance where the sky and Earth seem to meet. (I watched the sun setting on the horizon.) 3) CONSTELLATION~a group of stars forming a pattern or a picture in the night sky. (The constellation of the Big Dipper is one of the easiest to recognize.) 4) THWART ~to stop or get in the way of something happening (EX. My brother tried to thwart my attempt to eat the last chocolate chip cookie.) 5) AERODYNAMIC~something that is designed in a way that makes it able to easily fly (EX. A bird's body is very aerodynamic.) Wow Words for the Week of 5/3 to 5/7
The quiz is on Friday, May 7th 1) ROTATE~to turn or spin around (EX. The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.) 2) REVOLVE~to move in a circle around something; to go in a circular path (EX. It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the Sun.) 3) SOLAR~another word for the Sun. (My house has solar panels on it to collect the Sun's energy.) 4)OBSERVE ~to watch or see (EX. I observe the stars in the night sky.) 5) PHASE~a stage or step (EX. The Moon has 8 phases every month.) Wow Words for the Week of 4/26 to 4/30
The quiz is on Friday, April 30 1) REDUCE~to use a lesser amount of something (EX. I try to reduce the amount of water I use when I brush my teeth.) 2) REUSE~to use something more than once or over and over again (EX. I reuse my toothbrush many times before I get a new one.) 3) RECYCLE~to take something and make it new or reusable (My family always recycles our glass, plastic and paper products.) 4) CONSERVE~to save or protect (EX. I conserve paper by using both sides of a sheet of paper.) 5) ELIMINATE~to get of something completely (EX. I will eliminate being wasteful by recycling.) Wow Words for the Week of 4/19 to 4/23
The quiz is on Friday, April 23 1) hysterics~a fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying (EX. I had a fit of hysterics when my sister told me a really funny joke.) 2) lively~full of life and energy (EX. The lively dancers were fun to watch.) 3) boast~to brag about yourself; to make yourself sound better thanyou really are (EX. It is objectionable to boast about yourself.) 4) tremendous~something very large or a great number of something (EX. I have a tremendous amount of books in my bedroom.) 5) bewilderment~to feel very confused or amazed (EX. I felt bewilderment when I came home and my parents had bought our family a pet elephant.) Wow Words for the Week of 4/12 to 4/16
The quiz is on Friday, April 16 1) injustice~when something isn't fair or rules are different for different people (EX. It's injustice when my younger sister gets to stay up later than I do.) 2) enchanted~to feel delighted and joyful; when something is magical because of a spell (EX. We were enchanted when we watched the butterflies flitting about in our garden.) 3) swallows~small, graceful, swift-flying birds (EX. The swallows flew high above the barn yard.) 4) trough~a long, narrow, shallow feeding container usually found on a farm (EX. The farmer filled the pig's trough with slops.) 5) objectionable~to do or say something other poeple don't like or are offended by (EX. It is objectionable to say rude things to other people.) Wow Words for the Week of 4/5 to 4/9
The quiz is on Friday, April 9 1) sneer~to look or stare at someone in a very unkind way (EX. The witch sneered at her naughty black cat.) 2) faint~a sound, smell of sight of something barely noticeable (EX. There was still a faint smell of fresh bread in the house even though we baked the bread yesterday.) 3) hustle~to move or do something quickly (EX. My brother and I were late for school, so we had to hustle.) 4) keen~highly developed or very sharp sense of something (EX. Our dog has a very keen sense of hearing.) 5) considerate~to be very thoughtful and respectful of other people's feelings (EX. My parents are always considerate of our feelings.) Wow Words for the Week of 3/22 TO 3/26
The quiz is on Friday, March 26. 1) variety~lots of choices; lots of things that are different from each other (EX. I have a variety of books on my shelf.) 2) chain reaction~when something causes another thing to happen; something that causes a consequence; (EX. There are lots of chain reactions in a Rube Goldberg machine.) 3) mingle~to mix together or move about freely, usually with other people at a social gathering (EX. After the principal gave her speech at the PTA meeting, everyone started to mingle.) 4) linger~stay in a place longer than necessary because you don't want to leave (EX. I enjoyed swinging in the hammock in our backyard that I wanted to linger on it even though it was time for dinner.) 5) merge~to blend or combine things together so that you can't tell one from the other (EX. The two separate roads merged together and became one.) Wow Words for the Week of 3/15 TO 3/18
The quiz is on Thursday, March 18 1) inquire~to ask a question (EX.I will inquire what we're having for dinner.) 2) perceive~to realize or understand something (EX. I perceive my brother is upset about not making the soccer team.) 3) conscience~an inner voice that tells you right from wrong (EX. My conscience told me not to eat all of the cookies before dinner.) 4) abruptly~to stop all of a sudden (EX. I had to slam on the brakes abruptly.) 5) reek~a strong, unpleasant odo (EX. My old, dirty socks reek.) Wow Words for the Week of 3/8 TO 3/12
The quiz is on Friday, March 12 1) consistent~to always do something in the same way, or to do something often or regularly (EX. Because my parents like to stay healthy, they are consistent about exercising.) 2) astonished~to be extremely surprised or shocked (EX. I was astonished to see when I got home that my parents had got us a new puppy.) 3) blatant~to do something wrong so that everyone can see what you've done; to make an openly wrong choice on purpose, (EX. The child was blatant about eating the rest of the cookies right before dinner.) 4) disparage~to say negative things about someone; to bad-mouth someone (EX. I didn't mean to disparage my sister when I said she needed to work on making her handwriting neater.) 5) sleuth~a detective; someone who uses clues to solve mysteries (EX. Dr. Quicksolve is a sleuth who can solve mysteries very quickly.) Wow Words for the Week of 3/1 TO 3/5
The quiz is on Friday, March 5 1) collide~to crash or run into something (EX. I wasn't looking where I was going, so when I was riding my bike, I collided with the bush by the side of our house.) 2) hesitant~to be slow to start or do something because you don't really want to do it (EX. The diver was hesitant to dive off the cliff for the first time.) 3) interfere~to get in the way of other people being able to do or handle something on their own (EX. When my brother and I were building a house out of cards, our puppy wanted us to play instead, so he interfered with what we were doing and knocked the house down.) 4) overwhelmed~to feel as if you can't handle doing something because it seems to hard to do (EX. I felt overwhelmed about having to clean my room because it had mountains of dirty clothes, toys and other junk in it.) 5) reputation~how people think of you; people's opinions of another person based on that person's character traits, skills and personality (EX. Mary had the reputation of being the best speller in school.) Wow Words for the Week of 2/22 to 2/26
The quiz is on Friday, February 26 1) billow~a lot of rolling smoke, flame or steam that looks like a wave (EX. Billows of smoke poured out of the volcano.) 2) pandemonium~a wild uproar, chaos or confusion, usually with a lot of noise (EX. When I played paintball with my friends, it was pandemonium.) 3) impressive~something that excites awe, attention or admiration (EX. It was very impressive when my mom was able to decode my secret message in less than 10 seconds.) 4) acquire~to get or gain something (EX. My parents were not thrilled when I came home with a new puppy I had acquired from my friend.) 5) alteration~to change or modify something (EX. My mom's dress was too big, so she took it to the tailor for an alteration.) Wow Words for the Week of 2/8 to 2/12
The quiz is on Friday, February 12 1) exploit~an amazing feat or heroic act (EX. Superman's exploits are famous throughout the universe.) 2) garment~a piece of clothing (EX. The seamstress knew how to repair the torn garment.) 3) projectile~something thrown or moved in one direction with great speed or force (EX. In the winter, my brother and I like to throw white snowy projectiles at each other.) 4) intersperse~to place something in between or among other things (EX. Santa Claus interspersed candy canes among all of the presents under the tree.) 5) perseverate~to keep doing something over and over so that it becomes annoying, irritating or distracting (EX. It is very annoying when my brother perseverates on singing the same song over and over again.) Wow Words for the Week of 2/1 to 2/5
The quiz is on Friday, February 5 1) ominous~something that is frightening or threatening (EX. The stranger spoke in an ominous voice.) 2) cacophony~harsh, annoying, loud and unpleasant noise (EX. The sounds of barking dogs, sirens and trashing cans rolling down the street sounded like a cacophony.) 3) aghast~to feel great surprise, amazement, shock or fright (EX. I was aghast when my parents told me they were taking me to Disney World for my birthday.) 4) phenomenon~an amazing person, thing or event (EX. We all saw the phenomenon of 30 deer running around outside our classroom window.) 5) monumental~something that is very large or important (EX. Saving money for my future is of monumental importance.) Wow Words for the Week of 1/25 to 1/29
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