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Words From Other Languages

Words From Other Languages . Many words in English come from other languages! . Words From Dutch Used in the Netherlands. Scow - is a flat bottomed boat. Frolic - to play in a frisky way. Loiter - you linger. Iceberg- is a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier.

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Words From Other Languages

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  1. Words From Other Languages Many words in English come from other languages!

  2. Words From DutchUsed in the Netherlands

  3. Scow- is a flat bottomed boat.

  4. Frolic- to play in a frisky way.

  5. Loiter- you linger.

  6. Iceberg- is a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier.

  7. Words From ArabicUsed in the Middle East and Northern Africa

  8. Algebra- is a branch of mathematics in which letters are used to represent sets of numbers.

  9. Safari- is a hunting or exploring trip.

  10. Words From GermanUsed in Germany

  11. Poodle- a type of dog.

  12. Snorkel- is a German word for a breathing tube for swimmers.

  13. Words From MalayUsed in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand

  14. Orangutan- is an ape that lives in trees.

  15. Sarong-is a cloth that is wrapped and worn as a skirt.

  16. Appall- to fill with horror, disgust, or outrage; to shock.

  17. Constraint- something that restricts or limits.

  18. Dissuade- to advise against; to persuade someone out of a course of action.

  19. Falter- to hesitate; to waver.

  20. Frail- easily broken; delicate.

  21. Hypothetical- assumed without proof; uncertain.

  22. Irate- extremely angry; enraged.

  23. Peninsula- a piece of land that extends from the mainland into a body of water.

  24. Placid- calm; peaceful.

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