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Wordly Wise Lesson 3
Word List 3 Grade 6
Term | Definition |
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abundant | More than enough; plentiful. |
arid | Having little or no rainfall; very dry. |
distinct | Not the same; different or separate. Unmistakable; definite. |
graze | To feed on growing grass. To touch lightly in passing. |
hectic | Full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion. |
horde | A large group or crowd, especially one on the move. |
humid | Having a large amount of water or moisture in the air. |
incredible | Hard or impossible to believe. |
inhabit inhabitant | To live in or on. A person or animal that lives in a certain place. |
peninsula | A piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water. |
rural | Of or relating to the country and the people who live there. |
sanctuary | A place of safety or shelter. Protection offered by such a place. |
squalor squalid | Filth; misery. Dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect. |
terrain | An area of land; a region The surface features of a region. |
splendor | Magnifence; brilliance of appearance. |