Unit 1 Vocabulary-Biggie

Third Grade

act

to play a part in a movie

or

to do something

When Paul saw his bike getting stolen he acted at once and called the police.

Johnny Depp has acted in a lot of movies.

perform

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synonyms

antonyms

Part of Speec

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v.

clever

Being smart in an interesting way; creative.

The clever girl figured out the answer to the

riddle.

synonyms

antonyms

smart, wise

Part of Speec

h*****

adj.

unintelligent

certain

Being positive or confident about

something.

I’m certain that it is going rain, so I brought

my umbrella.unsure

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antonyms

sure

Part of Speec

h*****

adj.

explore

To go somewhere and look around

Jenny loves to explore caves and look at the bats.

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look around

Part of

Speech

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v.

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habit

Something that someone does a lot.

She has a habit of biting her nails every time she is

scared.

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antonyms

tendency, inclination

Part of

Speech

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n.

disinclination

locate

To find out where something is.

My mother helped me locate the lost remote

control so I could watch TV.

synonyms

antonyms

find

none

Part of

Speech

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v.

opposite

Very different from something else.

The people were walking in opposite directions; one went left and one went

right.

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antonyms

different

same

Part of

Speech

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adj.

starve

To suffer or die from not having enough food to

eat.

The dog was not being fed and almost starved.

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antonyms

fast

gorge

Part of

Speech

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v

talent

A natural skill for doing something well.

LeBron James has a wonderful talent for

playing basketball well.

synonyms

antonyms

ability, skill

weakness

Part of

Speech

*****

n.

treasure

Something valuable or worth a lot

The pirates always guarded their treasure very

carefully.

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riches

debt

Part of

Speech

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adj