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Blue/Green - May 16-20 - auction -- a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the most money
- dust -- fine dry earth
- pony -- a kind of small horse
- swift -- moving fast
- chores -- small tasks or easy jobs usually done regularly
- pasture -- a grassy field or hill
- sturdy -- strong
- auctioneer -- a person whose business is conducting auctions
- girth -- a strap or band that keeps the saddle in place on a horse
- saddle -- a seat for a rider on a horse's back
- tractor -- a heavy vehicle that moves on wheels usually found on a farm
Blue/Green - Oct 18-22 - basketball -- ball used in playing the game of basketball
- dribbled -- move a ball along by bouncing it
- professional -- of or having to do with a profession
- backboard -- the upright surface where the basket is attached
- courts -- places marked off for a game
- playground -- a place for outdoor play
- aimed -- pointed or directed something at a goal or target
- bounced -- caused to bounce
- gift -- something given, present
- shoot -- to send a ball toward the goal while trying to score
Blue/Green Dec.6-10 - cardboard -- stiff thick paper used for making boxes
- island -- piece of land surrounded by water
- confused -- unable to think clearly about something
- burrows -- make a hole or tunnel in the ground
- hatch -- eggs: break open so baby can come out
- underground -- below the surface of the ground
- stranded -- left somewhere and unable to leave
- cliff -- area of high land with steep sides
- searching -- to look at someone very carefully or to look for something
- puffin -- black and white bird with brightly colored beak
Blue/Green Group Feb 7-11 - congratulate -- to express pleasure at the hapiness or good fortune of others
- neighborhood -- poeple living near one another
- prove -- to try out; test
- compete -- to try hard to win or gain something wanted by others
- milling -- moving about in a confusing way
- problem -- a question; difficult question
- trophy -- an award given as a sign of victory
- jokes -- things said or done to make somebody laugh
- prize -- a reward won after a trying against others
- serious -- thoughful; grave
Blue/Green Group May 9-13 - alphabet -- the letters of a language, arranged in the usual order, not as they are in words
- coopers -- people who make or repair barrels
- magic -- done by magic or as if by magic
- tales -- stories
- cabin -- a small, roughly built house
- learning -- gaining knowledge or skill
- saltworks -- a plant where salt is made on a commerical scale
- barrels -- contains with round tops and bottoms with curved sides
- lantern -- a portable lamp with a case to protect light from rain or wind
- newspaper -- sheets of paper printed every day or week, telling the news
Blue/Green Group Sept. 13 - fantastic -- very good or quick
- stubborn -- not giving in to arguments or requests
- cowhand -- someone whose job is to take care of cows on a ranch in the U.S.
- stampede -- a sudden scattering of frightened herb of cattle
- wrangler -- a person who takes care of the saddles and horses
- cowboy -- a man whose job is to take care of horses and cattle on a ranch in the U.S.
- imagination -- ability to think of clever ideas, original ideas, possibilities, or solutions
- visit -- go to spend time with someone
Blue/Green Group- Jan. 3 - libraries -- collection of books, films, and magazines
- manuscript -- a handwritten or typed book or article
- rejection -- a refusal to take, turn down
- information -- knowledge given of some fact or event
- suggestions -- ideas brought to mind
- publisher -- people or companies whose business is to produce and sell printed material
- difficult -- hard to do or understand
- museum -- buildings or rooms in which collections of objects are kept or displayed
- persistence -- refusing to stop or give up
- authors -- people who write books, poems, stories, or articles
Blue/Green Group- March 7 - bellowed -- made a loud deep noise
- horizon -- the line where Earth and sky seem to meet
- measured -- found the size or amount of anything
- weather -- the condition of the air at a certain place and time
- distance -- a place far away
- luscious -- very pleasing to taste, smell, hear, see, or feel
- thunder -- the loud noise that accompanies or follows a flash of lightning
- bolt -- a flash of lightning
- lightning -- a flash of electricity in the sky
- recipe -- a set of directions for preparing something to eat
Blue/Green Group- May 2-6 - trudge -- to walk wearily or with great effort
- wind -- air in motion
- duchess -- a wife or widow of a duke
- stumble -- to walk in an unsteady way
- whirled -- moved or carried
- dressmaker -- a person who makes women's or children's clothing
- snatched -- seized suddenly
- whipped -- moved, pushed, or pulled quickly and suddenly
- cherished -- cared for dearly
- howling -- a loud, long mournful cry
Blue/Green Group- Nov 1-5 - carnivorous -- an animal that eats another animal
- dissolve -- mix substance into liquid completely
- pitcher -- container with handles for serving drinks
- collect -- get and keep things
- insects -- very small animal that has six legs
- chemicals -- substance produced by process involving chemistry
- hinge -- metal object that fixes door to frame
Blue/Green Group- Nov. 15 - damage -- to harm or injure so as to lessen the value
- funnel -- a thing that is narrow at the bottom with a cone and a wide mouth
- storms -- strong winds, with heavy rain, snow, or hail
- wrecked -- destroyed or ruined
- detect -- to discover
- satellites -- an object that orbits around the Earth
- warnings -- notices given in advance
- destory -- to spoil, ruin, do away
- noise -- a sound that is not pleasant or musical
- tornado -- a powerful and destructive wind storm
Blue/Green Group- Nov. 29 - lifeboat -- strong, open boat with oars used to save people at sea
- melt -- turns from solid to liquid by heating
- glacier -- a large mass of ice formed from snow
- breaks -- comes apart
- thousand -- ten hundreds
- iceberg -- a large mass of floating ice
- alert -- watchful
- ocean -- a great body of salt water
Blue/Green Group- Nov.8 - dream -- something experienced in the mind during sleep
- plastic -- strong light substance produced by chemical process
- breathe -- to take air into and out of the lungs
- planet -- large round object that moves around a star
- switches -- something that controls electrical supply to equipment
- basement -- part of a buliding below ground
- heroes -- someone who has done something brave
- scary -- making you feel frightened
Blue/Green Group- Sept 20 - gobbled -- eat something quickly and often noisily
- smithereens -- to smash into many pieces
- comfortable -- feeling relaxed, without unpleasant feelings
- forest -- large area of land covered by trees
- porridge -- hot food of oatmeal and milk or water
- explanation -- reason you give for doing something
- naughty -- a child behaving badly and refusing to obey
- cozy -- warm, comfortable, and making you relaxed
Blue/Green Group-3-21 - compassion -- pity; feeling for another's sorrow or hardship that leads to help
- dignity -- a sense of pride and self respect
- respect -- honor
- astonished -- greatly surprised
- despair -- the loss of hope
- refuge -- shelter or protection from danger or trouble
- spied -- to watch in secret
- cruel -- ready to give pain to others
- excitement -- an excited condition
- shone -- was lit and bright
Blue/Green Group-April 25 - commotion -- a violent movement; confusion; disturbance
- ducklings -- young ducks
- traffic -- people, cars, trucks, or other like things coming and going in travel
- brooded -- sat on eggs in order for them to hatch
- dozed -- to sleep for a short time
- proceeded -- went on after having stopped
- avenue -- a street, sometimes wide or bordered with trees
- dori -- Japanese for street or avenue
- encourage -- to get someone to do something
- vendors -- someone who sells something not in a store
Blue/Green Group-Jan 24 - bounded -- leaped or sprang lightly along
- direction -- any way in which one may face or point
- harness -- the leather strips, bands, and other pieces used to hitch a horse or animals
- patient -- having patience; showing you can wait
- attachment -- connection
- diagonally -- slanting
- guide -- someone or something that shows the way
- obedience -- doing what one is told to do
- correcting -- setting right by punishing; finding fault with something
- easily -- in an easy manner, without trying hard
- introduce -- to make known
Blue/Green Group-Oct 4-8 - tourist -- a person who travels
- charro -- a Mexican cowboy
- grandfather -- male parent of mother or father
- performers -- a person who performs/ acts, sings, or does a talent
- rodeo -- a contest of roping and cattle riding skills
- favorite -- liked better than others
- Mexican -- of or having to do with Mexico
- prepare -- to make ready
- exhibition -- a public show or event
- holidays -- days off to enjoy not working or no school
- practice -- an action done over and over
Blue/Green Jan. 10 - wealth -- a large quantity; riches
- clever -- bright; intelligent; having a quick mind
- lazy -- not willing to work or be active
- risky -- dangerous
- cheated -- did business or played in a way that was not honest
- harvesting -- reaping and gathering food crops
- profit -- to make a gain(money) from business
- business -- work done to earn a living
- debt -- something owed to another
- partners -- members of a company or firm who share the risks and profits of the business
Blue/Green- April 11-15 - engine -- the part of a machine that uses energy to make the machine run or move
- navigate -- to sail, manage, or steer a ship, aircraft, or rocket
- attempt -- to try
- destination -- the place to which a person or thing is going or being sent
- instruments -- devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
- soars -- flies at great heights
- compass -- instruments for showing directions, having a needle that points north
- flight -- a trip in an aircraft
- route -- a way to go
- cockpit -- the place in an airplane where the pilot sits
Blue/Green-2-28/3-4 - firecrackers -- paper roll containing powder and a fuse
- scolded -- suddenly frightened
- appreciate -- to be thankful for
- exploding -- blowing up
- rustling -- a light soft sound of things gently rubbing together
- dragon -- a huge fierce animal in old stories
- lucky -- having or bringing good luck
- worthless -- not good for anything
- devoured -- ate hungrily
Blue/Green-3-14 - decreed -- made an official law or order
- grain -- the smallest amount
- reward -- a return made for something done
- thief -- a person who steals
- famine -- lack of food in a place
- raja -- a ruler or chief in India and in some other Eastern countries
- storehouse -- places where things are stored
- double -- twice as much
- palaces -- a very large house, especially the offical house of the king or queen
- single -- one and no more
Orange Group - duplex -- house joined to another house
- honorable -- deserving respect
- chattering -- talk fast about unimportant subject
- hesitate -- paste before doing something or do it slowly
- bandanna -- colored cloth worn around head or neck
- haul -- pull or carry something heavy with effort
- slendid -- impressive and beautiful to look at
Orange Group - May 16-20 - lozenge -- medicine shaped like candy, that you suck while you have a cough or a cold
- arrested -- taken to the police station because you are believed to have committed a crime
- frill -- a narrow piece of cloth with many folds
- sensation -- a feeling, especially strange one, caused by a particular experience
- affair -- things relating to your personal life
- fortune -- a very large amount of money
- melancholy -- feeling of sadness and being without hope
- downpour -- a large amount of rain that falls quickly
Orange Group - Oct 4-8 - burglar -- someone who enters illegally and steals things
- fictitious -- not real or true
- scowl -- make face have angry expression
- antique -- valuable old object
- fad -- something popular or fashionable for a short time
- logbook -- book containing official record of a journey
- alfalfa -- plant used as food for animals
- conversation -- private and informal talk between people
- juke box -- a machine that plays music when you put in money
- tourist -- someone visiting a place on vacation
Orange Group May 9-13 - escape -- get away from dangerous place or get away from prison
- meantime -- from now until future time or event
- criminal -- someone who has committed a crime
- imitate -- copy something or copy someone's behavior for fun
- trot -- animal; move slightly faster than walking- person; speed of a person's walk
- convince -- make someone believe that something is true
- faint -- not strong or clear or feeling that you are going to become unconscious
- routine -- usual way of doing things
- bald -- with little or no hair on head
Orange Group Sept 13 - halyard -- a rope used to raise or lower something such as a sail or flag
- loner -- somebody who prefers to work or be alone
- wrath -- strong anger, often with a desire for revenge
- cautious -- having or showing care, thoughtfulness, restraint, and lack of haste
- insulate -- to prevent or reduce the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into, from, or through something, especially by surrounding it with some material
- snoop -- somebody who pries into other people's lives
- Cab -- the part of a large vehicle such as a truck, a locomotive, or a large crane where the driver or operator sits
- handy -- skillful at doing a number of different things
- prose -- writing or speech that is ordinary or matter-of-fact, without embellishment
Orange Group Sept. 20 - grove -- group of trees of particular type
- sagebrush -- bush with white flowers from western United States
- cater -- provide food and drinks at an event
- fussy -- only satisfied if things are exactly right
- reserve -- supply of something for use when needed
- blubber -- try to say something while crying
- feedlot -- area or building in which livestock are kept while being fattened
- prowl -- move around an area quietly
- bay -- area for putting or storing
- diorama -- miniture copy of a scene
Orange Group- 2/28-3/4 - ordinary -- not special in anyway
- sensational -- outstanding; exceptionally good
- adjourned -- to stop business or a meeting
- gullible -- tending to trust and believe people; easilt tricked
- scuttle -- a small hatch door; to destroy or bring something to an end
- crisis -- a period of time which things are very uncertain
- radiant -- expressing joy, energy, or good health in a pleasing way
- aeronaut -- someone who flies in a blimp or balloon
Orange Group- 3-14 - trundle -- to move slowly with regular heavy steps
- heroine -- main female character of a book; does something brave or good
- territory -- an area of a land controlled by a particular leader or country
- hazelnut -- a nut from a hazel tree
- snag -- problem or disadvantageyou did not expect
- vanish -- to disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
- enticing -- making you want to have it
- lumber -- to walk slowly because of being large and heavy
Orange Group- April 25-29 - attention -- the interest or thought that you give something you are listening to or watching
- intend -- to have a plan in your mind to do something
- rumble -- make a continuous deep sound,
- whimper -- make a small sound of pain, fear, or sadness
- crept -- move somewhere quietly and slowly
- normal -- something that is how you expect it to be, it is not unusual or surprising in any way
- tremble -- body; shake for example because of fear
- charm -- a personal quality that attracts people to you and makes you like you
- missionary -- someone sent to teach people particular religion
- terrorize -- frighten people by threatening or harming them
Orange Group- Feb. 7-11 - compassion -- a feeling of sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation because you understand and care about them
- lingering -- lasting for a long time
- elation -- a feeling of great hapiness and excitement
- generosity -- kindness, especially in giving things to poeple
- scoff -- to laugh or say things to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect
- astounding -- extremely surprising or shoking
- flustered -- feeling confused, embarrassed, or nervous, especially because you have too much to do or too little time to do something
- petition -- a document signed by many people wanting something
Orange Group- Jan. 10-14 - armor -- metal clothing that soldiers wore in the middle ages to protect their bodies
- evidence -- facts that help to prove something
- elegant -- attrative because of being beautiful and simple
- inconspicuous -- not easily seen or not attracting attention
- muzzle -- object put around a dog's mouth to stop biting
- consensus -- argeement among all people involved
- extravagant -- spending or costing a lot of money
Orange Group- Jan. 3-7 - cupid -- Roman god of love
- stealthily -- quiet and not noticed by people
- corpuscle -- white or red cell in blood
- sprite -- small creature in stories, living near water
- amassed -- collect money or information gradually
- mastaba -- ancient Egypt, a brick tomb built with a flat base and sloping sides and a flat roof
- topaz -- a clear yellow stone used for making jewelry
- abrasion -- injury caused by rubbing skin
Orange Group- Jan.24-28 - rake -- tool for making soil level and removing leaves
- avenge -- punish someone who does you harm
- doe -- female deer
- luscious -- food; looking, smelling, and tasting especially good
- brazen -- person; behaving in immoral or shocking
- frailty -- weak physical condition and bad health
- perch -- narrow or small place where someone sits or area or object a bird rests on
- bolt -- metal bar for locking door or window or run quickly, especially because you are frightened
- enraptured -- enjoying something very much
Orange Group- March 7-11 - bewilderment -- to confuse or puzzle somebody completely
- exasperate -- to make somebody very angry or fustrated
- stammered -- to speak or say something with many quick hesitations
- barricade -- a barrier that protects defenders or blocks a route
- disposed -- having a particular attitude towards somebody of something
- scorn -- a strong feeling of dislike
- blunt -- not sharp or very straightfoward
- idiotic -- showing a lack of good sense or intelligence
Orange Group- May 2-6 - palmetto -- a low growing plam plant with fan shaped leaves
- charmer -- someone who is good at making people like them, especially in order to gain abd advantage
- installment -- one of several payments of a larger amount
- roundabout -- not direct, simple, or short
- arrange -- to make plans for something to happen
- holler -- shout very loudly
- peculiar -- strange, often in an unpleasant way
- furious -- extremely angry
Orange Group- Nov. 15-19 - sarcophagus -- stone box for putting a dead body in
- urn -- large attractive container for flowers or plants
- glorification -- make someone or something seem more impressive
- accumulation -- amount collected over time
- mimicked -- copy voice, behavior, or appearence of someone
- stifled -- stop something from developing
- mutual -- shared by two people or done in the same way
Orange Group- Nov. 29 - complemented -- completing part, one of two
- imposter -- someone who pretends to be another
- embalm -- to preserve a dead body
- inconspicuous -- not easily seen or noticed
- matinee -- an afternoon showning of a movie or play
- orthopedic -- relating to bones
- tyrannies -- cruel use of power
- tycoon -- someone powerful and with great wealth
Orange Group-2-28/3-4 - deftly -- quick, clever, and skillful
- scamper -- to run quickly or playfully
- crouched -- to bend down low, to squat down
- ricochet -- to hit a surface and bounce
- wrenching -- pull and twist something away, injure something by twisting
- anxious -- feeling nervous, worried, or afraid
- mission -- a special task given to a person to complete
- turbulent -- moving suddenly and violently in different directions
Orange Group-3-21 - contentment -- happiness that comes from enjoying your life
- humiliate -- to make someone feel very embarrassed and ashamed
- vicious -- extremely violent
- compromise -- an agreement with both people giving up something as to solve a problem
- foliage -- the leaves of a plant or tree
- taunt -- cruel remarks intended to make someone angry
- excruciating -- causing extreme physical pain
- kernel -- the soft part of a nut or seed; seed of a plant grown as a crop
Orange Group-Dec. 6-10 - boodle -- a large amount of money that has been acquired or used in a corrupt way
- theatrics -- behavior intended to make people notice you
- emitted -- to send something out into the air; especially gas, light, or heat
- acquistion -- the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way
- curator -- someone who takes care of musuem objects
- hodgepodge -- group of things not belonging together
- orlon -- man-made fabric
- pagan -- relating to ancient religion
Orange Group-Nov.1-5 - exchequer -- the government dept. responsible for collecting taxes
- spigot -- a faucet on an outside water pipe
- jostled -- to push someone as you move past or compete for something
- percolator -- equipment used for making coffee
- chauffeur -- to drive a rich or important person in a car
- calculated -- done deliberately to have a particular effect
- monotony -- bored feeling because nothing changes
- venture -- to do something that is a risk
- kaleidoscope -- a toy showing changing colored patterns
- chancellor -- official leader of an university or a leader of a government
Orange Group-Nov.8-12 - anemia -- when blood contains too few red blood cells
- expenditures -- money spent
- fussbudget -- someone who worries about unimportant things
- essence -- the most important part of something
- forceps -- medical tool for holding things in operations
- vow -- a serious promise
- cheapskate -- someone who hates to spend money
- fiscal -- relating to money and financial matters
- mohair -- soft wool from a goat
Orange Group-Oct 12-14 - patrol -- move around a place to prevent trouble
- silence -- period of time when no one speaks
- villian -- an evil person or criminal
- jackrabbit -- a wild animal like a large rabbit that lives in open areas of the US
- quiver -- shake with short quick movements
- typewriter -- a machine with keys for typing onto paper
- dim -- light that is not bright
- pretend -- try to make someone believe something
- tournament -- series of games producing one final winner
test list - halt -- to stop
- August -- a month in a year
- recess -- to take a break
- auto -- a car
- exit -- to leave
Yellow Group - Feb. 7-11 - excitement -- the feeling of being excited
- untenable -- impossible to continue because of serious problem
- anicent -- very old; relating to periods very long ago
- decency -- behavior that is moral, good, or reasonable
- scruples -- a moral principle that prevents you from doing something that you think is bad
- consideration -- careful thought before making a decision
- morals -- relating to right and wrong and the way that people should behave
- compunction -- feeling that you should not do something because it is wrong
Yellow Group - Nov. 8-12 - spectacles -- eyeglasses
- arithmetic -- basic math
- nimble -- fast and light in movement
- scholar -- a learned person
- eager -- very excited about doing something
- rhinestones -- small fake gem that looks like a diamond
- baggage -- packed suitcases and bags
- obedient -- doing as told or well behaved
Yellow Group - Sept. 20 - ambulance -- a vechicle for taking people to the hospital
- overdo -- do, say, or use something too much
- speck -- a very small spot or mark
- freckle -- small brown spot on skin
- sensible -- reasonable and practical
- vinegar -- sour liquid for adding flavor to food
- blur -- difficult to see clearly
- poke -- push something quickly with finger or object
- study -- process of learning
Yellow Group May9-13 - burglar -- someone who enters illegally and steals things
- labyrinth -- place with many paths or passages
- poised -- about to do or achieve something or waiting in position to move immediately
- recite -- say a poem or story to audience
- irritate -- make someone feel annoyed or impatient
- panic -- sudden very strong feeling or fear or worry
- reassure -- make someone feel less worried about something
- immense -- extremely large
- opinion -- attitude you have towards something
- pounce -- quickly jump on or hold
Yellow Group Sept. 13 - whisper -- to speak or say something very softly
- combination -- a series of numbers or letters needed to open a combination lock
- manage -- to survive or continue despite difficulties
- waste -- unwanted or unusable items
- appendictis -- inflammation of the appendix, causing severe pain
- inspect -- to examine something carefully in order to judge its quality or correctness
- recipe -- a list of ingredients and instructions for making a food dish
- allowance -- a small sum of money paid regularly by parents to a child so that the child can make his or her own purchases
- deal -- an agreement, arrangement
- manners -- the way in which something is done or happens
Yellow Group- 3-21 - peculiar -- strange or especially true
- crutch -- a stick that fits under your arm so that you can walk when your leg is injured
- mannequin -- a model of a human body in a store window
- burly -- strong and with a broad strudy frame
- genie -- a spirit with magic powers in ancient times
- turban -- a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head; worn as a hat
- acoustic -- relating to sound and the way people hear things
- custodian -- a person who cleans and takes care of a building
Yellow Group- April 25-29 - engraved -- to cut words or pictures into a hard surface such as stone, metal, or glass
- saliva -- watery fluid, in the mouth by the salivary glands, that helps in tasting, chewing, and swallowing
- wolfed -- eat something very quickly
- ability -- fact that you can do something
- meek -- quiet, gentle, and easily persuaded by other people to do what they want
- squinted -- to close your eyes slightly and try to see something
- genuine -- real, rather thane false or pretend
- sheath -- a cover used for carving knife or sword
Yellow Group- Dec. 6-10 - cautiously -- in a careful way
- endure -- suffer something unpleasant over a long period
- mention -- say something during a conversation without many details
- frolic -- play happily with lots of energy and movement
- certainly -- used for saying something is definitely true
- absolutely -- completely
- trough -- long open container for animals' food
- occasionally -- sometimes
- bitterly -- in very angry, or disappointed way
Yellow Group- Jan. 10-14 - instructions -- statement about something that must be done
- scythes -- tool for cutting long grass or grain
- hullabaloo -- lot of excitement about an event or noise made by angry or excited people
- loft -- the upper floor in a farm building used for storing hay
- commotion -- noise and confused activity
- dazed -- not thinking clearly because of a head injury
- captivity -- situation where someone is being kept prisoner
- orchard -- area for growing fruit trees
Yellow Group- Jan. 3-7 - relieved -- stop something unpleasant
- delightfully -- very pleasing
- patient -- capable of waiting
- enchanted -- to charm, delight, or capitivate somebody
- amused -- to make somebody laugh or smile
- perspiration -- fluid lost from the body by sweating
- vanished -- to disappear suddenly
- manure -- fertilizer made from animal waste
Yellow Group- Jan.24-28 - appealing -- attractive and interesting
- gloomily -- feeling sad and without hope
- praise -- express strong approval or admiration
- disgust -- very strong feeling of not liking something
- honestly -- in honest and moral way
- steadily -- held firmly without moving or shaking
- approximately -- used when something is not exact
- gnawing -- keep biting something
- reconsider -- think again about decision
Yellow Group- March 7-11 - garrulous -- talking too much or using too many words
- reputation -- views that are generally held about somebody or a high opinion about somebody
- distinguish -- recognize differences between people or things
- monotonous -- uninteresting or boring, speaking in a boring tone
- versatile -- many uses, or able to move easily from one thing to another
- daintily -- delicate and pretty
- inconvenient -- causing difficulties or unwanted extra effort, work or trouble
- sentiments -- thought or idea based on a feeling or emotion
- audience -- a group of people gathered to watch and listen to a show, concert, movie, or speech
Yellow Group- May 16-20 - elixir -- liquid that people believe have magical powers
- orchard -- an area of land where fruit trees are grown
- solemn -- involving serious behaior or serious attitudes
- gawk -- to look at someone or something for a long time in a rude or stupid way
- precise -- always careful to be accurate and correct
- formula -- list of exact amounts of something's ingredients
- plantation -- a large farm where crops such as tea, coffee, cotton, and sugar are grown
- vial -- a small bottle for storing medicine or perfume
Yellow Group- May 2-6 - embarrass -- to make someone feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid in a social situation
- nuisance -- something that is annoying and is a continuing problem
- contemplate -- to consider doing something in the future
- nimble -- able to move quickly and easily
- bleat -- to make the sound that a sheep or gaot makes
- hesitate -- to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried
- peculiar -- strange, often in an unpleasant way
Yellow Group- Nov. 1-5 - shrill -- a loud piercing sound
- anxious -- very nervous or excited
- collision -- two or more objects crashing together
- notions -- small items such as buttons
- underprivileged -- someone not having the same opportunities as others
- abdominal -- the stomach area
- episode -- an event or period of time
Yellow Group- Nov. 29 - injustice -- not treating someone fairly
- miserable -- very unhappy or unpleasant
- appetite -- wanting food, hunger
- budge -- to move, or move something with great effort
- distribute -- to give something out
- promptly -- done immediately
- runt -- smallest or weakest animal
- specimen -- an example of its kind, such as an animal
Yellow Group- Oct 12-14 - ethusiasm -- excited interest in something
- gait -- a way of walking or running
- referee -- an official who oversees the play in a sport
- rumpled -- to make or become messy- like clothing or hair
- comfortably -- without problems
- diminutive -- very small-small size
- trousers -- clothing that covers the body fron waist down
Yellow Group- Oct 18 - idiotic -- acting stupidly
- temperament -- personality or attitude
- sauntered -- a way of walking
- slimy -- slippery, moist, offensive
- faucet -- something used to turn on a stream of water
- uncertainly -- doubting, not sure
Yellow Group-April 11-15 - fond -- liking and caring about someone very much
- flabbergast -- to amaze or astonish somebody completely
- sinister -- threatening to do harm or to do something evil
- waddled -- move from side to side while walking
- flounced -- to walk quickly in an impatient way, because you are angry
- extraordinary -- very unusual and surprising
- offend -- do or say something that upsets someone
- werewolf -- an imaginary creature who is human during the day but becomes a wolf at night when there is a full moon
Yellow Group-Oct 4-8 - garbage -- waste material that you are throwing away
- ominous -- making you think something bad will happen
- consternation -- a shocked or worried feeling, often caused when something unexpected happens
- inconvenience -- annoying problem or situation
- togs -- old fashioned clothes
- bellowed -- to shout very loudly
- impossible -- unable to be done or happen
- ruinous -- causing severe damage or loss
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