Lewis and Clark and Me reading street
Week 4 Vocab
Definitions – Lewis
and Clark and Me
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1 |
expedition
(n.): a
special journey for a specific purpose |
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2 |
explore (v.):
to travel
to new places
to learn about
them |
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3 |
Newfoundland (prop. n.): a province of Canada;
a breed of dog |
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4 |
purpose (n.):
the
reason for doing something |
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5 |
wilderness
(n.):
wild and natural area where few
people live |
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6 |
bought (v.): past tense
of to buy; paid money
for something |
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7 |
spirit (n.): inner quality of someone |
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8 |
highway (n.): major roads |
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9 |
trapper (n.):
a person
who catches animals in traps |
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10 |
wildflower
(n.): a flower that grows in the wild |
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11 |
sniff (v.):
to take air in through the nose; usually
to smell something |
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12 |
straighter
(adj.): more
straight |
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13 |
scratch (v.):
to make a mark with something long, thin and
sharp |
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14 |
drown (v.):
to die in water |
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15 |
webbed
(feet) (adj.): having skin connecting toes on a foot |
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16 |
current (n.) : a stream of moving water in a river or ocean |
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17 |
recognize
(v.): acknowledge
that you see someone or something you know |
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18 |
powerful
(adj.) : strong
in body, mind, or in a position of power |
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19 |
tighten (v.)
: to make
tighter or more firm |
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20 |
urge (v.) : to hurry or to make
someone feel the importance of something |
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21 |
fetch (v.) : to get something for somebody |
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22 |
stroke (n.) : hand movements in the
water |
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23 |
exhausted
(adj.) :
to feel super tired in body, mind, or spirit |
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24 |
admiration
(n.) : the
respect for someone or someone’s work |
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25 |
Indians
(prop. n.) : a name for the native peoples of North America |
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26 |
observation (n.) : things
that have been seen and heard |
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27 |
scrawny (adj.) : too skinny and weak |
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28 |
impress (v.) : the feeling of awe and
amazement in a positive way |
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29 |
consult: (v.)
to give and get advice |
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30 |
separate: (v.) to leave someone or
something |
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