Week 4 Vocabulary List

 Dear Parents,

Please see the Week 4 vocabulary list.

Grade 3

Week 4 Definitions

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

 

(1) Bumpy (adj): having or covered in bumps

(2) Harvest (n): time of year when crops are gathered in

(3) Vine (n): plant with long stems that grows along ground or up something

(4) Root (n): the part of the plant that grows underground; it gets water for the plant

(5) Smooth (adj): having a flat, even surface

(6) Soil (n): top layer of earth where crops/plants grow

(7) Antonym (n): word that means the opposite of another word

(8) Squash (n): type of vegetable that has hard skin and is eaten cooked

(9) Round (adj): shaped like a circle or ball

(10) Shell (n): the hard, outer covering of an animal, insect, etc that protects it

(11) Seed (n): a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow

(12) Oval (n): shaped like an egg

(13) Curl (v): to twist or form into a round or curved shape

(14) Moist (adj): a little wet; damp

(15) Seedling (n): a young plant that is grown from seed

(16) Appear (v): to become visible

(17) Jagged (adj): having a sharp, uneven edge or surface

(18) Prickly (adj): having many sharp points

(19) Wither (v): to become dry and weak

(20) Twist (v): to bend or turn something to alter its shape

(21) Creep (v): to move quietly and slowly

(22) Ripen (v): to become ripe and ready to eat

(23) Fence (n): a structure like a wall built outdoors usually of wood or metal that separates two areas

(24) Support (v): to hold something up