Vocabulary glossary

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• frozeverb

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  ≈ turned to ice

  Turned to ice from a liquid because of cold.

  “The river froze solid in winter.”

• timidadjective

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  ≈ shy

  Easily frightened or shy.

  “The mouse was timid around the cat.”

• mendverb

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  ≈ fix

  To fix or repair something that is broken or torn.

  “Mom needed to mend the torn shirt.”

• narrowadjective

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  ≈ thin

  Not wide; thin from side to side.

  “The path was very narrow between the trees.”

• splendidadjective

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  ≈ wonderful

  Very impressive or beautiful.

  “Lin's drawing was a splendid picture of the sunset.”

• wearyadjective

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  ≈ tired

  Very tired, especially from waiting or working.

  “Tom grew weary waiting for his turn.”

• sluggishadjective

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  ≈ slow

  Moving slowly; lacking energy.

  “The tortoise moves at a sluggish pace.”

• glancedverb

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  ≈ looked quickly

  Looked at something briefly.

  “The puppy glanced at the door.”

• sincereadjective

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  ≈ truthful

  Honest and meant from the heart.

  “Anna gave a sincere thank-you to her teacher.”

• constructedverb

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  ≈ built

  Built or made by putting parts together.

  “The bridge was constructed out of wood.”

• gentlyadverb

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  ≈ kindly

  In a soft, kind way.

  “Ms. Chen smiled gently.”

• wedgedverb

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  ≈ stuck

  Pushed or fit tightly between things.

  “The card was wedged between two stones.”

• nectarnoun

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  ≈ flower juice

  The sweet liquid bees collect from flowers.

  “Worker bees suck up nectar with a long tongue.”

• coloniesnoun

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  ≈ groups

  Large groups of animals (like bees) living together.

  “Honeybees live in colonies of up to 60,000.”

• knotnoun

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  ≈ tightness

  A tight feeling in the body, often from worry.

  “Diego felt a tight knot in his stomach.”

• loosenverb

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  ≈ relax

  To make less tight or relaxed.

  “He felt the knot loosen a little.”

• altogetheradverb

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  ≈ in total

  All added together; in total.

  “There were 110 pencils altogether.”

• equallyadverb

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  ≈ evenly

  In the same amount; fairly divided.

  “The cookies were shared equally.”

• perimeternoun

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  ≈ border length

  The distance around the outside of a shape.

  “The perimeter of the rectangle is 16 cm.”

• areanoun

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  ≈ surface space

  The amount of surface inside a shape.

  “The garden's area is 36 square feet.”