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5 th Vocab. “Carlos and the Skunk” . adobe. adjective. Adobe is a building material of clay mixed with straw. arroyo. noun. Arroyo is the Spanish word for stream or creek. nestled. verb. When something is nestled , it lies close or curled next to something else. unpleasant.
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5th Vocab “Carlos and the Skunk”
adobe adjective Adobe is a building material of clay mixed with straw.
arroyo noun Arroyo is the Spanish word for stream or creek.
nestled verb When something is nestled, it lies close or curled next to something else.
unpleasant adjective Something unpleasant is offensive or unattractive.
tortilla noun A tortilla is a flat bread made from flour or ground corn.
chiles noun Chiles are the strong flavored pods of a tropical pepper plant.
arousing verb Arousing is stirring up or causing excitement.
___the attention of a bear is not wise. The kids were ___their dad from his nap. Gloria was worried about ___the skunk from hibernation.
Talk to your partner… How can music be arousing? Sentence starter: “Music can be arousing because…”
glimpse noun A glimpse is a quick look at something.
Josh got a detention for trying to ___at Diane’s test answers. The students got a ___of the wolves through the trees. Carlos caught a ___of the skunk in the garden.
Talk to your partner… List as many antonyms for glimpse as you can in 2 minutes. Sentence starter: “An antonym for glimpse is…”
secluded adjective Something is secluded if it is private and out of view.
The house is on a ___beach. The group was on a hike in a ___section of the park. Carlos chose a ___spot near the river to go fishing.
Secluded or Not? McDonald’s at 11:30 a.m. A pasture in the Sandhills Memorial Stadium on a football Saturday A shopping mall on Black Friday A trail in the Amazon rainforest A treehouse in your backyard
stunned adjective Someone who is stunned is shocked or overwhelmed.
We were all ___by the terrible news. Fran was ___when the ball hit her head. The dog was ___when the bee stung her nose.
Word Family stun stuns stunned stunning stunningly stunner The ranger wanted to ___, not kill the bear. After he ___ the bear, he moves it to the cage. A ____ bear can still be dangerous. It is ____ to see wild bears in nature. A large bear can run ____ fast. The enormous bear was a real ____.