150 Words Every 5th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 3

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  1. actually
    in fact
  2. arrival
    the act of coming to a certain place
  3. borrow
    get temporarily
  4. cardboard
    a stiff moderately thick paper
  5. castle
    a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
  6. collar
    a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
  7. decided
    recognizable; marked
  8. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  9. encounter
    come together
  10. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  11. grease
    a thick fatty oil
  12. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
  13. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
  14. pickle
    vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar
  15. shower
    a brief period of precipitation
Created on Wed Aug 30 15:51:49 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 15:57:25 EDT 2023)

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