Vocabulary Words -Theme Three
Story 11: Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea
inflammable: Something that is inflammable can catch fire easily and burns rapidly
dignified: To act in a dignified way means to behave in a calm, serious, and respectful manner.
rowdy: People who are rowdy are noisy, rough, and out of control
seldom: If something seldom happens, it hardly ever happens.
conducted: A person who has conducted an activity has led it and guided it.
shatter: When things shatter, they break suddenly and violently into small pieces.
broached: A ship that as broached has veered onto its side and is in danger of sinking.
Story 12: Ultimate Field Trip 3: Wading into Marine Biology
adjust: When you adjut, you change your behavior to fit a new situation.
residents: Residents are the people or animals that live in a place.
specimens: Specimens are examples of things scientist collect in order to study.
recoil: To recoil means to jerk suddenly.
pesky: Something that is pesky is annoying but not important.
debris: Debris is scattered pieces of something that has been destroyed.
internal: Something that is internal is inside a person, an object or a place.
Story 13: Stormalong
bellowing: A bellowing sound is a loud, low-pitched sound, usually maade to show distress.
outcast: An outcast is someone who had been rejected or driven out by others.
reputation: A person’s reputation is what he or she is known for.
betrayed: If you betrayed someone who trusted you, you let that person down.
yearning: A yearning is a great desire to have something that you may never be able to get.
withered: Something that is withered is dried up and faded.
escapades: Escapades are carefree, mischievous or reckless adventures.
unfathomable: If something is unfathomable, it cannot be understood or known.
Story 14: A Drop of Water
elongates: Something that elongates stretches to a longer length.
elastic: Something that is elastic stretches easily.
rigid: An object that is rigid is stiff and does not change shape easily.
accumulate: When things accumulate, they collect over time.
underlying: Something that is underlying is located below or beneath something.
intricate: If something is intricate, it is complicated or involved and has many small part or details.
vanish: To vanish is to disappear suddenly.
replenishing: Replenishing something means refilling it or making it complete again.
Story 15: “How Prairie Became Ocean”
recount: If you recount a story, you tell what happened.
uninhabitable: A place that is uninhabitable cannot be lived in
sustain: When you sustain something, you keep it going by giving it what it needs.
monotonous: If something is monotonous, it is repetitive and boring.
endeavor: An endeavor is an activity or task you take on in an effort to accomplish it.
dwell: The place where you dwell is where you live.
brimming: Something that is brimming, is filled to the very top.
teeming: Something that is teeming, is overflowing with life or energy.
parched: Something that is parched is dried out from lack of water.
sorrowful: If you feel sorrowful, you are sad.
