Word List

• v. To ache is to hurt, or cause pain.
  Mindy's head ached because she bumped it against the wall.
• adj. Arctic shows that something is of or from the cold, far-north part of the Earth.
  It is cold when the arctic winds blow.
• n. A canal is a path for water to travel through.
  The city of Venice, Italy, has many canals.
• n. A chemist is a scientist who works with chemicals.
  My mother is a successful chemist who helps invent new products.
• n. A chill is a feeling of cold.
  The chill from the cold wind made Bill shiver.
• n. Congress is a group of leaders in a government.
  Congress makes laws for people to follow.
• adj. Dairy shows that something is made from milk.
  Things like milk and cheese are dairy foods.
• v. To descend is to go downward.
  I descended the stairs to get out of the building.
• n. A grocer is a person who sells food.
  Our grocer, Mr. Smith, is a very kind man.
• v. To hesitate is to wait for a short time before doing something.
  He hesitated for a moment before he decided which one to choose.
• n. An institution is an organization that works to help a city or group of people.
  Banks are vital institutions that businesses and people use every day.
• v. To jog is to run slowly.
  He jogs every day so he can be healthier.
• n. A merchant is a person who sells things.
  The merchant was selling used cars.
• v. To poke something is to push something quickly with your finger or a pointed object.
  I poked my finger on a thumb tack.
• v. To postpone something is to make it happen later than planned.
  They postponed the meeting until Elena arrived.
• v. To splash is to crash into something so that liquid spreads out.
  Some green paint splashed upon the floor.
• adj. Stubborn people don't change their minds easily.
  Both of my parents are stubborn. They never give in to each other.
• n. A suburb is a small part of a large city.
  I grew up in the suburbs, only a few minutes outside of the city.
• n. The tide is the level of the water in the sea.
  The tide continued to crawl upon the beach little by little.
• n. A tragedy is a very sad event.
  It was a tragedy when his house was struck by lightning and burned.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Circle the right definition for the given word.

C ‣ Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.