Post on 27-Mar-2015
Fifth GradeFifth GradeUnit 6 Week 2Unit 6 Week 2
The Mystery of Saint Matthew
Island
Words to Knowbleached
carcasses
decay
parasites
scrawny
starvation
suspicions
tundra
living things that live on or
in others; from which
they get food, often harming the others in the process
parasitesbleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
process of
rotting
decaybleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
bodies of dead animals
carcassesbleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
having little flesh;
lean; thin; skinny
scrawnybleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
suffering from
extreme hunger
starvationbleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
whitened by exposure
to sunlight or the use
of chemicals
bleachedbleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
a vast, treeless plain in arctic
regions
tundrableachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
beliefs; feelings; thoughts
suspicionsbleachedcarcasses
decayparasitesscrawny
starvationsuspicions
tundra
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We need to bleach the surface.
dyeremove the color from
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We smelled the carcasses from a distance.
tiny insectsbodies of dead animals
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The detective had a suspicion that the old man committed the crime.
proven ideaidea that something might be true
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
A few people from the camp were battling starvation.
a lack of fooda serious disease
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The kitten was scrawny.
bonytimid
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The dentist found some decay in a few teeth.
wearing awayrestoring
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
They viewed the tundra.
ice-covered valleycold treeless land
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