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Grade 5 Worldly Wise Lesson 4

practice the vocabulary words


AB
avalanche (n)a great mass of ice, earth or snow mixed with rocks liding down a mountain
avalanche (v)a great amount of something
blizzard (n)a heavy snowstorm with strong winds
challenge (v)to invite other to take part ina a contest, to cause a person to use a lot of skill or effort, to question
challenge (n)an interesting task or problem, a call to take part in a contest
conquer (v)to get the better of , to defeat
conquer (n)the act of defeating
crevice (n)a deep, narrow opening in rock caused by a split or crack
lure (v)to tempt or attract with the promise of something good
lure (n)something that attracts; artificial bait used for fishing
makeshift (n)a temporary andusually less strong replacement
makeshifrt (adj)used as a temporary replacement
optimist (n)one who looks at things in the most positive way: a cheerful, hopeful person
optimistic (adj)cheerful; hopeful
previous (adj)earlier; happening before
summit (n)the highest part; the top, a meeting of the top learders of the government
terse (adj)short and to the point
thwart (v)to block or defeat the plans or efforts
vertical (adj)running straight up and down ; upright