Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages
5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages Index
Vocabulary/Spelling Words 04/15/05
1.Disaster Terribly destructive, unexpected event
Yesterday we practiced a disaster drill.
2. Drill Practice
Yesterday we practiced a disaster drill.
3. Emergency Event causing risk of life or limb
We pretended that there was a real emergency.
4. Release Let go, set free
Our teachers were able to release us to our parents.
5. Card A stiff or thickened, rectangular piece of paper
They used information from our green disaster cards.
6. Response Answer
Some of the notices Mr. Neely sends home get no response.
7. Aid Help or assistance
Our only aid in a real disaster would be ourselves.
8. Injuries Wounds, trauma
Mr. Neely told us that we must try to avoid injuries if possible.
9. Earthquake Violent movement of the earth
An severe earthquake would close the roads and collapse buildings.
10. Shaking Violent back and forth vibrations
The violent shaking would cause windows to burst and ceiling tiles to fall.
11. Collapse Fall down, cave in
We get under our desks in case the ceiling starts to collapse.
12. Isolation Alone, by ones self, away from others
We would be stuck at El Dorado school in isolation for a day or two.
13. Sufficient Enough, adequate
We hope we will have sufficient supplies to take care of us all.
14. Survive Live, go on, continue
The entire purpose of the drill is to help us survive a disaster.
15. Support Help, assist, keep up
We could not expect outside support for a day or two.
16. Assistance Help, aid, support
No one would be able to get to us to provide assistance.
17. Caring Concern for, interest in
Mr. Neely and the other teachers would be caring for us.
18. Rough Harsh and unpleasant, uneven or abrasive
Living conditions could get pretty rough after a disaster.
19. Danger Risk, possible injury
The disaster drill is to try to prepare us to survive danger.
20. Peril Danger, risk
Many events linked to a disaster involve elements of peril.
21. Supplies Things needed to do a job or meet a need
The probably would not be enough supplies for everyone.
22. Necessities Things required to perform a service or deed
We would probably have to scrounge to get the bare necessities.
23. Control To be in charge of, to manage and direct
Mr. Horn would control everything at the school.
24. Direction An azimuth, a degree, a way
We would all follow the direction of Mr. Horn.
25. Compassion Kindness and caring, concern for another person
We must all have compassion for each other in an emergency.