Adelina’s WhalesVocabulary Introduction

Unit 4, Week 4

tangles- things twisted together, such as strands of hair

Tangles are snarls, twists, or knots.

It was not easy to get the tangles out of my hair this morning.

What types of materials are likely to end up in tangles?

rumbling – heavy, deep, and rolling

When something is rumbling, it makes a heavy, deep rolling sound.

We knew the picnic was over when we heard thunder rumbling.

What other things can you think of that could be rumbling?

snoring- making loud breathing sounds when sleeping

If you are snoring, you are making noise as air passes through your nose and mouth while you sleep.

Grandpa sometimes woke himself up with his own loud snoring.

What other creatures might be heard snoring besides humans?

massive - big or heavy

If something is massive, it is very large.

The Rocky Mountains still looked massive from up above in an airplane.

What is an antonym for massive?

dove – jumped into the water head first

Dove is the past tense of the verb dive.

Eduardo dove off the diving board into the pool.

Think of a word spelled like dove , but with a different meaning and pronunciation, and use it in a sentence.

unique – one of a kind

Anything that is unique is one of a kind.

We enjoyed the unique architecture of Chinatown.

What is unique about you?

politicians – people who hold a government office

Politicians are people who run for, or have been elected to work in government jobs.

Our mayor is one of the state’s finest politicians.

Describe something you think politicians might have to do on the job.