Composer

• Definition: A person who writes music for a song or a person who writes a story.

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Synonym: Writer, Author

“The composer is writing music for his band.”

Discovery

• Definition: Something new that has been found or learned

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Synonym: invention, finding

“The discovery of the dinosaur bones helped us learned more about dinosaurs.”

Encouragement

• Definition: to help a person by telling him he can do it or telling to keep up the good work

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: Support,

back up• Antonym: Put down,

discouragement

“I get encouragement from my mom when she tells me to do good in school.”

Hopeless

• Definition: to have no hope to do good or no hope to fix a problem

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Synonym: impossible, useless, discouraging

• Antonym: hopeful

“Sometimes I feel hopeless when I can’t keep my room clean, but I know I can keep my room clean.”

Impossible

• Definition: when something cannot be done, a problem can’t be fixed, or something cannot be

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: hopeless,

ridiculous, discouraging• Antonym: possible

“It is impossible to have a house built in one day.”

Richest

• Definition: to have more money than someone or other people

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Synonym: wealthy, well-off

• Antonym: poorest

“Bill Gates is known to be one of the richest man in the world.”

Musician

• Definition: Someone who plays music, performs music, conducts music, or composes music

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Synonym: performer, singer, Artist, Conductor, Composer

“The girl wants to become a musician by learning to play the piano and sing.”

Unfriendly

• Definition: to not be friendly to others

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Synonym: mean, hostile, cold, cruel

• Antonym: friendly, nice “The boy was unfriendly when he pushed the girl down the slide.”

Governor

• Definition: a person elected by the people to be the official (like a president) of their state

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: Leader, Official,

Boss, Ruler, Emperior • Antonym:

“The governor of Arizona is Janet Napolitano.”

expensive

• Definition: cost a lot of money

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: costly, pricey,

high-priced,• Antonym: cheap,

inexpensive,

“The Nike sneakers are very expensive and many can’t afford expensive sneakers.”

impression

• Definition: 1) a lasting opinion of somebody or something; 2) a belief about or understanding of something

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: feeling, thought,

sense, notion• Antonym: certainty

“I want to make a good impression when I first meet someone, so they know that I am a good citizen.”

trustworthy

responsiblerespectful

friendly

dependable

honest

integrity

independence

• Definition: to be free from a country, state, or a person

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: freedom,

liberty• Antonym: dependence

“America fought for independence and became their own country, and the thirteen colonies were the first 13 states.”

submarine

• Definition: a boat built to operate and travel for long periods under water

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: marine,

underwater• Antonym:

“It would be awesome to travel in a submarine and explore the ocean to see several sea animals!”

transportation• Definition: something used to

carry or take (transport) somebody or something from one place to another

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: carrying, moving,

shipping, hauling• Antonym:

“There are many kinds of transportation that people take to go places.”

unfinished

• Definition: not finished, not done

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: incomplete,

uncompleted• Antonym: finished, done,

completed

“If my class assignment is unfinished, I may not go to lunch recess or I may not have PAT time.”

beautiful

• Definition: very pleasing and impressive to look at, listen to, touch, smell, or taste

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: gorgeous,

attractive, lovely, stunning, cool• Antonym: ugly, unattractive,

disgusting

“She planted beautiful flowers in her flower garden.”

community

• Definition: 1) a group of people who live in the same area; 2) a group of people with a common background or shared interests.

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: neighborhood • Antonym: isolation

“Our school is located in the community of Whiteriver.”

Communities (more than one community)

• Definition: 1) a group of people who live in the same area; 2) a group of people with a common background or shared interests.

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: neighborhood • Antonym: isolation

“Our reservation has a lot of communities. Which community do you live in?”

classify

• Definition: to assign or sort people, animals or things into groups or categories based on what they have in common (same)

• Part of Speech: verb• Synonym: organize,

class, group, order, sort • Antonym: unorganized, “We can classify

animals into their groups.”

Mammals Birds Cats Insects

electricity

• Definition: electric current used as a source of power

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: power, energy,

current, voltage• Antonym: “We use electricity

when we plug in a cord or switch the light on.”

prettier(Root or Base word: pretty)

• Definition: more pretty• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: beautiful, cute,

attractive, good-looking, gorgeous

• Antonym: ugly, unattractive

“I think the sunflower is prettier than the rose. How about you?”

happiness(Root or Base Word: happy)

• Definition: cheery, glad, joyful, delighted, content, pleased

• Part of Speech: Noun• Synonym: cheerful, glad,

joyful, • Antonym: sadness, sorrow

“There is a lot of happiness on birthdays, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day.

continuous(Root or Base Word: continue)

• Definition: continuing without changing, stopping, or being interrupted

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: nonstop,

uninterrupted, constant, permanent

• Antonym: broken, discontinue

1.“Learning is continuous throughout our life time.”

2.“Days of continuous rain caused a flood and people had to be rescued.”

nonliving

• Definition: lifeless, dead• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: dead• Antonym: living, alive

1.“Scientist say that the moon is a nonliving place for humans to live because there is no air and water.”

2.“Many objects are nonliving, but plants, animals, and humans are living things.”

conversation(Root or Base word: converse)

• Definition: to talk with somebody about your opinions, ideas, feelings, or everyday matters

• Part of Speech: noun• Synonym: talk, chat,

discussion, dialogue, exchange

• Antonym:

“I had a conversation with my mom about how school was today.”

swimming(Root or Base word: swim)

• Definition: an action of moving through the water using the arms and legs, whether for fun, exercise, or sport

• Part of Speech: noun• Synonym: • Antonym:

1.“In the summer time, I go swimming at the Whiteriver Swimming Pool.”

2.“Swimming is an excellent and enjoyable exercise for you.”

valuable(Root or Base word: value)

• Definition: something that is very important, expensive, or highly prized

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonym: precious,

expensive, costly, priceless, dear, important

• Antonym: worthless, unimportant

1.“Diamond jewelry are valuable to people who own them.”

2.“The time you spend with your family is a valuable time.”

forgotten(Root or Base word: forgot)

• Definition: something you forget is forgotten

• Part of Speech: Noun or Adjective

• Synonym: gone• Antonym: remember,

memory

1.“I had forgotten some of my multiplication facts.”

2.“The toys were forgotten at their grandma’s house.”

I forgot how to multiply the nines.

Hmmm!

unpleasant

• Definition: not pleasing, enjoyable, or agreeable

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Synonym: bad, nasty, horrible, foul, unlikable

• Antonym: pleasant

1.“The unpleasant smell of the skunk caused people to walk away.”

2.“It is unpleasant to be rude to others.”