3G Reading-Vocabulary Words- Unit 3
The Printer
1. exchanged (exCHANGED) v.: traded
2. fled v.: run away from
3. engulfed (en GULFD) v.: completely swallowed up
4. spewing (SPYOO ing) v.: throwing out with force
5. shafts n.: long columns
6. numb (NUM) adj.: without any feeling at all
7. image (IH muj) n.: picture in his mind
8. shuddered (SHUH derd) v.: shook slightly
9. midst n.: the middle of
Lorenzo and Angelina
1. accuse: (uh KYUZE) v.: to blame
2. budge: (BUDJ) v.: to move slightly
3. craggy: (KRAG ee) adj.: steep and rocky
4. eagerly: (EE ger lee) adv.: enthusiastically
5. fatal: (FAY tul) adj.: able to cause death
6. fortunately: (FOR chuh nut lee) adv.: luckily
7. loyal: (LOY ul) adj.: faithful; true to someone or something
8. thrilling: (THRILL ing) adj.: very exciting
A Day When Frogs Wear Shoes
1. arctic: (AR tik) adj.: freezing cold
2. clammy: (KLAM mee) adj.: unpleasantly wet
3. doze: (DOZE) v.: to sleep lightly; nap
4. explore: (ex PLOR) v.: to look through something new
5. locate: (LO kate) v.: to find
6. pastime: (PASS time) n.: something done or played to avoid boredom
7. puncture: (PUNK chur) v.: to make a whole in something
8. scalding: (SKALL ding) adj.: burning hot
The Burning of the Rice Fields
1. abundant: (uh BUND unt) adj.: plentiful
2. ancient: (AIN shunt) adj.: extremely old
3. boldly: (BOLD lee) adj.: fearlessly
4. decisicve: (dee SY siv) adj.: able to make decisions easily
5. festive: (FESS tive) adj.: happy; celebrating some happy occasion
6. generosity: (JEN uh ROSS ih tee) n.: the quality of giving
7. panic: (PAN ik) n.: sudden, extreme fear; v.: to feel sudden extreme fear
8. predict: (prih DIKT): suggest what will happen in the future
Mother to Tigers
1. abandoned: (uh BAN dund) adj.: left to manage on its own; deserted
2. roam: (ROME) v.: to wander all around
3. pouncing: (POWN sing) v.: swooping down on suddenly
4. strolled: v.: walked in a casual way, without hurrying
5. grace: n.: smooth and beautiful movement
6. pitiful: (PIH ti FULL) adj.: causing one to feel pity
7. challenge: (CHAl unj) n.: a test of one’s abilities
8. sleek: adj.: well-fed and looking fit
9. crouch: v.: to bend low close to the ground preparing to leap
10. official: (uh FISH ul) adj.: approved by the people in charge