Vocabulary 2 Nd Grade

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accident

something badthat happenswithout being

planned

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agree

to havethe sameopinion

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arrive

to reacha place

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astronomy

the study of themoon, stars,

and otherobjects in space

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atlas

book ofmaps

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attention

carefulthinking,

looking, orlistening

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award

somethinggiven for

doing well

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aware

knowingabout

something

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balance

to hold somethingin a steady

position withoutletting it fall

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bannera long piece ofcloth or paper,

usually withwords and/or

pictures

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bare

uncovered

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base

the bottomor lowest

part

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beach

an area of sandsloping down tothe water of a

sea or lake

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besides

in additionto; other

than

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blast

a suddenvery loud

noise

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board

a long, flatpiece of

sawed wood

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bounce

move upand downrepeatedly

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brain

the organthat lets you

think and feel

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branch

a part of a treethat grows out

of its mainstem

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brave

showing nofear of

dangerous ordifficult things

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bright

having lots oflight, eithernatural orartificial

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cagean enclosure

made or wire ormetal bars inwhich birds or

animals are kept

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calf

babycow

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calm

notmoving;

still

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career

An occupationor professionfollowed as a

life's work.

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center

the area or partof somethingthat forms the

middle

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cheer

to shoutapprovalor praise

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chew

biting and grindingfood in your mouthso it becomes softenough to swallow

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claw

a thin, sharp,curved nail onthe foot of an

animal

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clear

free ofdarkness,clouds, or

haze

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cliff

a steep,high faceof rock

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club

a group ofpeople who meet

for a special,shared purpose

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collect

to gathertogether

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connect

to jointogether;

link.

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core

the hardcenter part ofcertain fruits

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corner

the place wheretwo lines or

surfaces meetto form an angle

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couple

two things of thesame kind or

that go togetherin some way

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crowd

a large numberof peoplegatheredtogether

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curious

eager tolearn orknow

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damp

slightlywet; moist

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dangerous

likely tocause harm;

not safe

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dash

to do orcarry outin a hurry

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dawn

the first daylightthat appears inthe morning;

daybreak

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deep

having great spacebelow or behind a

certain point;reaching far down

or back; not shallow

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demolish

to teardown ordestroy

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design

to make ordraw plans forthe structure

or form of

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discard

to throw outor away;cast off

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dive

to plunge or falldownward

rapidly, usuallyhead or front first

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dome

a rounded roofor ceiling on a

room orbuilding

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doubt

to not becertain or

confident aboutsomething

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dozen

a groupof twelve

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earth

the thirdplanet from

the sun

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enemy

a person whohates or wants

to harmanother

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evening

the periodbetween lateafternoon andnight; the earlypart of the night

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exactly

in a corrector accurate

way

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excess

an amountthat is morethan what is

needed

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factorya building or set

of buildingswhere products

are made bymachines

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fair

givingequal

treatment

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famous

recognized byor well knownto the public

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feast

A large mealwith many

different typesof foods

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field

a widearea of

open land

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finally

aftereverythingelse; at the

final moment

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flap

to swing orwave back and

forth with aslapping sound

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float

to rest on thesurface of aliquid without

sinking

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flooda sudden, strongflow of water ontoland that should

not be underwater

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foldto bend

something so thatone part lies ontop of another

part

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fresh

just made,received,

cleaned, orexperienced

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frighten

to cause fear insomeone; to

make someoneafraid

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fuelanything such aswood or gasolinethat is burned as

a source ofenergy

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gap

a space oropening

between twothings

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gaze

to looksteadily

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giftsomething aperson gives

without wantinganything in

return; a present

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gravitythe force by

which all objectsin the universeare attracted to

each other

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greedy

having a verystrong desire for

ever moremoney or things

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harm

hurt orinjury

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herdany group ofcattle or wild

animals that feedand traveltogether

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idea

any thought orpicture formed

in the mind

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insect

a small animalwith a hard

covering overits body; a bug

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instrument

a tool ormechanical

device used forspecial work

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inventto think of and

make somethingthat has never

been madebefore by anyone

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island

an area of landsurrounded by

water on allsides

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leadera person who

directs or guidesothers or who hasthe most power in

a group

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leap

to jump into theair either straightup or across a

distance

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lizard

a reptile withrough, scaly skin,four legs, and along tapering tail

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localhaving to do witha particular place

such as aneighborhood or

town

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lonely

withoutcompany;

alone

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luxury

somethingvery pleasant

but notnecessary

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march

to walk withsteady, regularsteps together

with others

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mention

to speakabout

something in afew words

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motor

a machinethat causesmotion or

power

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nervous

feeling worryor fear about a

particularthing

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netan object formed mostly

of material made ofstrong threads or stringsthat are woven in a waythat leaves open spaces

between them.

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nibble

to eat insmall bites

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notice

a writtenwarning,

news, or signof something

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oceana part of the largebody of salt waterthat covers most

of the earth'ssurface

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pack

a container forcarrying things

on the back

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pale

light incolor

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parade

groups of peoplemoving down a

public streettogether to

celebrate something

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past

having to dowith an earliertime; former

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peak

the highest partof a mountain,or the highest

part of anything

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planeta large object inouter space thatmoves around

the sun oranother star

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present

to give orprovide witha gift or prize

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proof

any materialthat proves

something istrue or real

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reflect

to throwback froma surface

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rumor

a piece of informationor a story passed

from one person toanother without anyproof that it is true

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safeproviding

protection fromharm, loss, ordamage; notdangerous

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scholara person who hasgreat knowledge,

usually fromresearch and

study

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seal

a material orobject used to

closesomething tight

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search

to try to findsomething bylooking with

care

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settle

to agreeupon ordecide

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share

a part of awhole

amount

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sheltera place or

structure thatgives protectionagainst weather

or danger

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shiver

to shakebecause ofcold or fear

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shy

quiet and notcomfortablewith other

people

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skillan ability to dosomething well,

especiallybecause of

training or practice

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slight

small inamount or

degree

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smooth

not rough;even

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soil

the top layerof the earth'ssurface; dirt

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stack

a neat pilewith one thing

on top ofanother

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steady

not movingfrom a correct

position

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stranda length of fibers,threads, wires, or

hairs twistedtogether to form

yarn, rope, or cable

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stream

a flowing bodyof water like a

small river

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support

to hold theweight of

something

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team

a groupformed to play

or worktogether

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telescope

an instrument thatuses lenses and

sometimes mirrors tomake distant objects

appear larger

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tiny

verysmall

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towera tall, narrow

building or part ofa building that

rises high abovethe ground

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travel

to go fromplace to

place

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tremble

very bad;not

acceptable

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universe

everything thatexists,

including theearth and stars

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village

a small townor community,

often in thecountry

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warn

to tell of apossibledanger

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weak

having littlestrength or

power

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wealthy

rich;havingwealth

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whisper

to speaksoftly and

quietly

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wisehaving

understanding andgood judgment

about what is trueor right

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wonder

to want toknowabout

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worry

to feel fearor anxiety

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yard

an open areanext to a

house or otherbuilding

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zigzaga line or coursethat moves backand forth to forma series of sharp

angles

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