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Vocabulary Week 2 Copper Slide 2 Word 1: Graceful Def: Beautiful and elegant in movement or behavior Sent: Jill was a graceful ballerina who performed on stage every week. Slide 3 Word 2: Twig Def: A small branch or part of a branch Sent: He used small twigs to start the fire. Slide 4 Word 3: Whirl Def: To spin quickly Sent: The snow whirled around his head causing him to lose sight of the bus. Slide 5 Word 4: Frost Def: Frozen ice particles caused from freezing water vapor Sent: The late frost in the spring killed a lot of the corn crop. Slide 6 Word 5: Canal Def: A man-made waterway Sent: The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Slide 7 Word 6: Evaluate Def: To find out or estimate what something is worth Sent: The art teacher evaluated all the students paintings and gave them a grade. Slide 8 Word 7: Harsh Def: Unpleasant and rough in looks or in the way someone acts Sent: Mrs. Jones was harsh with her students because they never studied. Slide 9 Word 8: Glum Def: Feeling and looking sad and dejected Sent: The students looked glum after getting their tests back. Slide 10 Word 9: Detest Def: To hate Sent: I detest tests! But I love quizzes. Slide 11 Word 10: Rapid Def: Very fast Sent: She ran rapidly out the door after seeing the house on fire. Slide 12 Word 11: Slouch Def: To walk or sit with a bent, drooping posture. Sent: He is always slouching in his chair. Slide 13 Word 12: Rodent Def: A group of animals that include mice, squirrels, beavers and rats Sent: Rodents are always damaging my homework and thats why I dont hand it in. Slide 14 Word 13: Prohibit Def: To not allow Sent: Reading books while sitting on the toilet is prohibited at school. Slide 15 Word 14: Pout Def: To push out the lower lip in a show of being annoyed, sad and angry Sent: The little boy pouted all day after his dog ran away. Slide 16 Word 15: Massive Def: Big, huge Sent: His dog was massive after he gave him 1,000 McDonalds hamburgers. Slide 17 Word 16: Shatter Def: To break into many pieces Sent: He felt his heart shatter after his puppy died. Slide 18 Word 17: Blaze / Blazing Def: Brightly burning flames or fire Sent: The whole house was blazing ten minutes after it caught on fire. Slide 19 Word 18: Distribute Def: To give out something to a group or pass out information Sent: The information about graduation was distributed to all students. Slide 20 Word 19: Encounter Def: To meet something or someone especially not expecting to meet them Sent: The little girl unexpectedly encountered a ghost on the way home. Slide 21 Word 20: Cottage Def: A small house in the country Sent: The seven dwarfs lived in a cottage in the woods.