Vocabulary/Spelling Words 11/30/04
1. Flame Gases released by burning
If you touch the flame, you will be burned.
2. Combustion Burning
Rapid combustion is almost like an explosion.
3. Explosion Rapid change of state
When an explosion takes place, energy is released.
4. Highlight Bright spot
I can see the highlight in his eye.
5. Cornucopia Horn of plenty
Our class drew and colored a large cornucopia.
6. Berries Small, round fruit of a plant
Dont eat those berries because they might be poisonous.
7. Basket Woven container with a handle
She gathered the eggs and put them in her basket.
8. Tendril Shoot, small grasping, vine-like part
One tendril was wound around the water pipe.
9. Squash Edible fruit of the gourd family
Pumpkin is a squash I love to eat.
10. Gourd Inedible, hard shelled, squash-like vegetable
It looked edible but its skin was dry and hard as a rock.
11. Extremity The farthest part, an extension
His right lower extremity was injured in the fall.
12. Chevron A v shaped emblem
The sergeant had a chevron on his sleeve.
13. Husk A fibrous covering
We stripped the husk off of the corn cob.
14. Interior The inner part
The interior was much cleaner than I expected.
15. Edifice A building, a memorial
That edifice was built as a memorial to his father.
16. Vile Awful, foul
What kind of vile liquid is in that container?
17. Arrangement A plan, a deal
Our arrangement was to meet here tomorrow after school.
18. Cluster A tight group
I cut a cluster of grapes from the vine in the garden.
19. Bunch Several of something together
If you bunch together, you can keep each other warmer.
20. Repulsive Offensive, ugly
The repulsive reptile slithered off into a deep hole.