Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Vocab and Science assessments this Thursday

Hello everyone,

We'll have a vocab and science assessment on Thursday.   In the future I will post the vocab words as soon as they are assigned, but for now, here are the words your students will be tested on on Thursday:


accurate…adj…able to give a correct measurement.
approximate…adj…not exact but close to a reasonable answer.
course…n…the path over which something moves.
depart…v…to leave or go away from a place.
despair…v…to lose hope.
destination…n…the place to which something or someone is going.
deteriorate…v…to make or become worse.
gale…n…a very strong wind.
horizon…n…the apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea or land.
jubilation…n…a feeling or expression of joy.
navigate…v…to direct the movement of a ship or aircraft.
nostalgia…n…a longing for a certain time in the past.
revive…v…to bring back.
sever…v…to break off.
voyage…n…a long journey by sea or in space.

The science words the students will be assessed on are estuary, glacier, floodplain, island, meander, oxbow lake, peninsula, sediment and slope.

Thanks for your support,

Mr. B

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