Unit 1

The Summer of the Swans

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gram

clash

dense

dread

prank

strict

drill

swan

prod

shrunk

scuff

clutch

threat

dwell

fund

text

rank

brink

mock

plaid

Vocabulary Words

abruptly

anxiety

conscious

intersection

engulf

procedure

souvenir

cascade

Unit 1

Lost City

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slope

acute

remote

bathe

gaze

rhyme

keen

tile

fuse

bleach

loan

tote

foal

foe

coax

bleak

cue

pave

meek

shrine

Vocabulary Words

remote

escort

interpreter

vegetation

undergrowth

venomous

withstood

foretold

Unit 1

Gecko Glue, Cockroach Scouts,

And Spider Silk Bridges

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reins

freight

siege

yield

review

foreign

shield

ceiling

retrieve

grieve

sleigh

seize

belief

neither

reign

relieve

niece

eighty

wield

diesel

Vocabulary Words

altered

erode

absorb

concentrated

innovations

Unit 1

The Magic Gourd

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search

starve

thorn

reward

sparkle

bargain

parched

pursue

servant

torch

earnest

mourn

fierce

pierce

urge

wharf

court

weird

veer

burnt

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rummaged

undetected

chameleon

generosity

pathetic

ricocheting

famine

scrounging

Unit 1

Interrupted Journey

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heartbeat

northwest

seaweed

eyelid

seashell

twenty-five

wading pool

nearsighted

brother-in-law

old-fashioned

full-time

windshield

watermelon

science fiction

self-respect

flashbulb

after-school

teenager

fingernail

question mark

Vocabulary Words

speculated

conserve

analyzing

vital

propelled

sedated

dehydrated

embedded

Unit 2

How Tia Lola Came to Stay

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echoes

photos

data

scarves

volcanoes

shelves

media

bacteria

wolves

dominoes

solos

thieves

wives

cuffs

staffs

buffaloes

sheriffs

tornadoes

sopranos

loaves

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enthralled

embarrassment

pennant

regulation

grouchy

resemblance

inscribed

postmarked

Unit 2

The Night of the Pomegranate

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sloped

stifling

marveled

sipped

encouraged

permitting

orbiting

credited

labored

patrolling

referred

regretting

totaled

unraveling

uttered

reviving

glimmering

accused

confiding

hovered

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spicy

unsatisfactory

undone

ravaged

broadcast

calculations

vigil

marveled

Unit 2

Zoo Story

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vault

slouch

poise

scrawl

noodle

blouse

boost

sooty

fraud

sought

scowl

employ

thaw

groove

corduroy

browse

rookie

scoot

avoid

snoozed

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calamities

mitigate

devastating

evacuate

administer

Unit 2

Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter

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factor

banner

victim

mental

formal

pantry

ballot

prosper

pumpkin

muffler

ragged

kingdom

barren

necklace

wallet

ponder

funnel

dwelling

snapshot

fabric

Vocabulary Words

sheepishly

coincidences

sumptuous

sweeten

phase

mufflers

hobbled

prospered

Unit 2

The Great Serum Race

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brutal

secure

panic

cabins

fever

voter

vanish

nylon

detect

resist

labor

focus

rival

recite

topic

amid

unit

rotate

vital

lament

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pedestrians

outskirts

unbearable

rendezvous

intercept

quarantine

epidemic

plight

Unit 3

Juan Verdades

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ignore

wealthy

fulfill

healthy

enroll

accept

parchment

dismay

debate

prepare

repair

applaud

forlorn

shoulder

abroad

flounder

saunter

falter

install

bounty

Vocabulary Words

foreman

employee

gritted

fulfill

gloated

flourish

vigorously

gleefully

Unit 3

Nothing Ever Happens on

90th Street

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actor

stroller

scatter

gutter

platter

customer

ancestor

flavor

mirror

vinegar

bachelor

behavior

calendar

waiter

singular

maneuver

observer

wander

traitor

janitor

Vocabulary Words

limousine

sensational

precarious

extravagant

unimaginable

lamented

promenade

embarked

Unit 3

Building Green

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burden

carton

hasten

cable

civil

dwindle

gallon

fumble

normal

novel

basin

whistle

villain

urban

organ

satin

curtain

peril

gravel

dangle

Vocabulary Words

nonrenewable

renewable

adverse

generate

apparatus

Unit 3

The Emperor’s Silent Army

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unknown

incredible

superhuman

prolong

outpost

independent

incomplete

enlist

enrich

enlarge

superstar

supermarket

outfield

outlaw

outstanding

outcry

proclaim

uncommon

untangle

unhook

Vocabulary Words

utensils

superstitious

civilized

excavate

trenches

steadfastly

precede

prolong

Unit 3

The Case of the Phantom Poet

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inspire

inspiration

consult

consultation

separate

separation

illustrate

illustration

instruct

instruction

observe

observation

react

reaction

connect

connection

hesitate

hesitation

represent

representation

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charismatic

sleuthing

mimics

array

significance

despondently

sponsoring

anonymous

Unit 4

Seeing Things His Own Way

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admit

admission

permit

permission

explain

explanation

exclaim

exclamation

include

inclusion

explode

explosion

divide

division

decide

decision

omit

omission

collide

collision

Vocabulary Words

typical

specialists

peripheral

guidance

deteriorated

maturity

summit

Unit 4

Exploring the Titanic

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vocalize

explosive

recognize

passage

storage

modernize

positive

negative

criticize

organize

creative

realize

advantage

attractive

percentage

emphasize

wreckage

specialize

sympathize

secretive

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edgy

clockwise

hovering

interior

formations

intact

severed

wreckage

Unit 4

Saving Grace

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unfairness

disgraceful

unsuccessful

outlandish

outsider

discouragement

incorrectly

enforcement

reminder

enclosure

unselfish

delightful

unevenly

disapproval

disappointment

repayment

designer

departure

unhappiness

enjoyment

Vocabulary Words

bewildering

moderate

hamper

prohibit

accessible

Unit 4

Major Taylor:

Champion Cyclist

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compete

competition

metal

metallic

final

finality

nation

national

moment

momentous

crime

criminal

reside

resident

origin

original

ignite

ignition

refer

reference

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spectators

demonstration

prominent

luxury

prevail

maneuvered

collective

adept

Unit 4

A Single Shard

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crumb

crumble

design

designate

solemn

solemnity

muscle

muscular

reject

rejection

create

creation

public

publicity

prejudice

prejudicial

magic

magician

office

official

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derision

ceramics

furrowed

eaves

arid

deftly

symmetry

benefit

Unit 5

Breaking Through

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lesson

lessen

aisle

isle

I’ll

navel

naval

pain

pane

miner

monor

vain

vane

vein

principal

principle

idle

idol

sheer

shear

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reputation

uttered

quickened

migrant

mistreated

wrath

illegally

ruptured

Unit 5

Ta-Na-E-Ka

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audience

benefit

factory

flexible

reduce

credit

dictionary

section

incredible

structure

insect

audio

introduce

prediction

destruction

education

inject

reflect

objection

dejected

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participate

ordeals

nourishing

encounter

grimaced

anticipated

dejectedly

victorious

Unit 5

Many Countries, One Currency

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aerial

aerospace

autobiography

paragraph

biography

biology

diagram

microwave

hydrant

grammar

catalog

thermometer

microscope

microphone

chronic

program

hydrogen

dialogue

thermos

symphony

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instinctively

decrease

swiveled

shakily

dilapidated

auction

decades

rafters

Unit 5

Honus and Me

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terrible

impossible

valuable

noticeable

considerable

available

horrible

believable

audible

predictable

remarkable

reversible

changeable

reliable

acceptable

probable

admirable

dependable

profitable

lovable

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instinctively

decrease

swiveled

shakily

dilapidated

auction

decades

rafters

Unit 5

Let It Shine

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experience

evident

persistent

intelligent

defiance

constant

violence

permanent

president

incident

important

excellent

fragrance

acquaintance

conference

disappearance

occurrence

nuisance

observant

hesitant

Vocabulary Words

defiance

evident

resonated

persistent

convictions

oppression

momentum

remedies

Unit 6

Leonardo’s Horse

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co-worker

commission

transformation

proportion

cooperate

intersection

profession

transparent

submit

interrupt

postpone

companion

submarine

postwar

transform

suburb

combine

interfere

transfer

copilot

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Renaissance

commissioned

proportion

miniature

philosopher

elaborate

envisioned

recommend

Unit 6

Lafff

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democrat

democracy

physician

zoology

telepathy

sympathy

technology

biologist

pianist

geologist

musician

ecology

apology

politician

tourist

heroism

technician

novelist

archaeology

specialist

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glumly

tinkering

honorable

formally

destination

immigrated

unsteady

fidget

Unit 6

These Walls Can Talk

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immigrate

impatiently

accompany

announce

arrive

collect

arrest

irregular

illuminate

accommodate

collaborate

immature

suffix

illogical

immigration

suppress

illegal

support

correspond

assembly

Vocabulary Words

anthropologists

presumably

immense

portable

nuisance

Unit 6

Breaking into Print

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iris

nectar

cosmetics

chaos

solar

geography

mania

titanic

romance

geometry

helicopter

nocturnal

psychology

phobia

terrain

amnesia

tantalize

hygiene

mercury

marathon

Vocabulary Words

established

scribes

obstacles

penniless

privileged

manuscripts

guilds

alloy

Unit 6

The Dog of Pompeii

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bazaar

bronco

sombrero

caribou

denim

gong

plaza

igloo

pizza

barbecue

canoe

chocolate

pajamas

plateau

poodle

apricot

balcony

yacht

cruise

ballet

Vocabulary Words

ambitious

drowsy

lounge

agonized

revived

dwelling

pondering

vapors