4th Grade Scripps Study Words

Keela (United States of America)
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  1. wordiness
    boring verbosity
  2. arrest
    take into custody
  3. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  4. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  5. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  6. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  7. undertow
    a current that flows away from the shore after waves break
  8. plundered
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  9. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  10. innermost
    situated or occurring farthest within
  11. canteen
    a room with food sold to personnel at an institution
  12. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  13. worthwhile
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time
  14. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  15. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  16. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  17. merit
    the quality of being deserving
  18. reveal
    make visible
  19. director
    someone who manages an organization
  20. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  21. cushion
    protect from impact
  22. cucumber
    a melon vine of the genus Cucumis
  23. decade
    a period of 10 years
  24. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
  25. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  26. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  27. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  28. disturbed
    having the place or position changed
  29. describe
    give a statement representing something
  30. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  31. factoid
    unverified information given credibility through repetition
  32. despite
    contemptuous disregard
  33. pineapple
    a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
  34. blackboard
    sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
  35. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  36. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
  37. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  38. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  39. weakness
    a flaw
  40. whiskery
    having hair on the cheeks and chin
  41. whiteout
    a weather condition where snow makes it hard to see
  42. moonlight
    the light of the Moon
  43. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
  44. upbringing
    helping someone grow up to be a member of the community
  45. mislead
    take someone in the wrong direction or give wrong directions
  46. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  47. admirer
    someone who esteems or respects or approves
  48. Martian
    of or relating to the planet Mars
  49. tinkerer
    a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
  50. conch
    an edible tropical marine mollusk or its large spiral shell
  51. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  52. remarkable
    unusual or striking
  53. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  54. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  55. suitable
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use
  56. amass
    collect or gather
  57. voluntary
    of your own free will or design
  58. calendar
    a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year
  59. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  60. inclusion
    the act of making a part of something
  61. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
  62. conclude
    bring to a close
  63. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  64. amigo
    a friend or comrade
  65. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  66. contrary
    exact opposition
  67. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  68. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  69. Dixieland
    a group of Southern states that broke away from the U.S. in 1860–61
  70. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
  71. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  72. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  73. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  74. steadily
    at a continuous rate or pace
  75. radical
    far beyond the norm
  76. concoct
    make something by mixing
  77. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  78. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  79. register
    an official written record of names or events
  80. faulty
    having a defect
  81. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  82. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  83. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  84. huddled
    crowded or massed together
  85. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  86. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  87. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  88. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  89. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  90. tangerine
    a variety of mandarin orange
  91. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  92. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  93. reproach
    express criticism towards
  94. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  95. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  96. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  97. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
  98. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
Created on Fri Aug 09 10:56:30 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Aug 09 10:56:48 EDT 2013)

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