Vocab Words Sept 20 - 24

commonplace - ordinary and uninteresting

enclose - to put something in a closed place

magnificent - excellent or wonderful

nomad - a person who moves from place to place in search of food

plea - urgent request or call for help

roam - wander or travel around from place to place without a plan

ruefully - done with regret or sorrow

stealthily - done in a secret, quiet manner

Vocab Words: Sept 6 - 10

dusk - the time of evening just before dark

gloomy - a place with very little light or a sad person

hamlet - a small town or village

looming - appears to be large and frightening

lush - thick, plentiful plant life

plaza - a public square in a town or city or a shopping center

ravine - a deep, narrow gorge or valley

vegetation - plant life

Vocab Words Aug 30 - Sept 3

desperate - to need or want something so much you are almost hopeless

frustrated - to be discouraged or prevented from reaching a goal

honorable - a person with high moral standards that deserves respect

ill-informed - does not have enough or has the wrong information

odious - a person or thing that causes or deserves hate

shrewd - clever

solemn - serious

well-informed - having correct information

Website for Sept 9

http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/rounding.html

Jeopardy Game - Place Value and Ordering

http://www.quia.com/cb/8142.html

Place Value Pirates

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm

Vocab words for August 23 - 27

elaborate - is complicated and has lots of parts or details

emaciated - a person or animal is very thin from starvation

exquisite - very fine and beautiful

fragile - is easily broken or hurt

homely - ugly or not attractive

lanky - tall and thin

spotless - very clean

tattered - is torn, old, and ragged