unit 10 Flashcards
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absence
n. Absence is the state of something being away. There is an absence of sand in the hourglass.
aloud
adv. An action done aloud is done so that people can hear it. My father often reads stories aloud to me and my sister.
bald
adj. A bald person or animal has no hair. My oldest brother is bald.
blanket
n. A blanket is a piece of cloth that people use to keep warm or to sit upon. I laid a blanket on the ground so that we could have a picnic.
creep
v. To creep is to move quietly and slowly. The cat slowly crept down the tree.
divorce
n. Divorce is the process of ending a marriage. Divorce rates have increased in the past twenty years.
imitate
v. To imitate someone or something is to act in the exact same way. He imitated his favorite superhero by putting on a costume.
infant
n. An infant is a baby. The infant cried all night.
kidnap
v. To kidnap someone is to take that person illegally. She was terrified to find out her son had been kidnapped.
nap
n. A nap is a short sleep’ usually during the day. I took a short nap because I had stayed up late last night.
nowhere
adv. Nowhere means no place or not existing. Unfortunately’ water was nowhere to be found.
pat
v. To pat something is to hit it softly with your hand. I patted some lotion onto my face.
relief
n. Relief is a good feeling after something bad or challenging ends. I felt a sense of relief when I heard the good news.
reproduce
v. To reproduce is to make something exactly how someone else did it. The children tried to reproduce their house using toy blocks.
rhyme
n. A rhyme is writing or speech that has words with the same ending sounds. “Humpty Dumpty” is an old rhyme that children learn in school.
suck
v. To suck is to put something in your mouth and try to get something out of it. The baby sucked milk from her bottle.
urgent
adj. An urgent thing is important and needs to be done now. He had to leave at that moment; it was urgent.
vanish
V. To vanish is to go away suddenly. All the passengers vanished from the train station.
wagon
n. A wagon is a cart used to carry heavy things. He used his wagon to carry some of his gifts..
wrinkle
n. A wrinkle is a line on a person’s face that appears as they get old. My grandfather has some wrinkles on his face.
