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.”