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**Vocabulary Expansion: Water and Nature** Enhance your understanding of water-related vocabulary words through defini

Learn and master words like carcass, rivulets, mercenary, reservoir, tributary with definitions, synonyms, and example sentences for a comprehensive grasp. Prepare for the upcoming test! -

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**Vocabulary Expansion: Water and Nature** Enhance your understanding of water-related vocabulary words through defini

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  1. Vocabulary Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Set 1 & Set 2 = Test on Thursday

  2. Remember: for full credit, you need the following for each word. 1. Word: 2. Definition: 3. Part of Speech: 4. Synonym 5. Example sentence: 6. Original sentence: *MOST IMPORTANT PART*

  3. carcass • The carcass of the dead horse was found along the dirt road. • The bear’s jaws crunched hungrily on the deer’s carcass. What does Carcass mean?

  4. definition • Remains of a dead animal • POS: Noun • Synonyms: corpse, body, remains

  5. rivulets • The country through which they passed was not only well wooded, but well watered by numerous rivulets. • The dog paused to get a drink while I crossed the rivulet. • Rivulets of sweat ran down the runner’s body.

  6. definition • very small stream • POS: Noun • Synonyms: brook, creek

  7. mercenary • During WWII, many mercenaries were hired to fight in the war. • The former Navy Seal became a mercenary to fight in North Africa. • What does mercenary mean?

  8. definition • Person hired to fight for another country (or cause) other than their own • POS: Noun • Synonyms: gunman, professional soldier

  9. reservoir • As a result of the recent rain storm, our reservoir has much more water. • A hose pipe ban is in force because the reservoir that supplies our water is low due to lack of rain. • What does reservoir mean?

  10. definition • Artificial lake used as a source of water supply • POS: Noun • Synonyms: pool, pond

  11. tributary • They could not bring the boat up the river’s tributary, because it was almost a mere stream. • The Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi River. • Based on context clues, what does tributary mean?

  12. definition • River or stream flowing into a larger body of water • POS: Noun • Synonyms: side stream, branch, feeder

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