Reading Wonders Unit 4 Vocabulary 4th Grade

laws that are made or passed

to reach an agreement by having each side give up part of its demands

in the end or finally

the basic definition of a word

a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut or torn off

puttering or keeping busy in an aimless way

a period of ten years

to have looked at or explored in order to find out and bring back more information

two or more lines of poetry that together form a unit of a poem

a government that is run by the people who live under it

to be very tired

the work that uses scientific knowledge for practical things such as building bridges and dams

to put up with or endure someone or something

a person who studies the stars and planets

the meaning of a word that is suggested by a word in addition to its literal meaning

object stays in one place in the air

the act of giving instructions, ordering, or commanding

the use of science for practical purposes, especially in engineering and industry

a number of similar things coming one after another

a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends

exact or particular

shining or glowing

a sense of obligation toward something

when something turns around on an axis

hanging or swinging loosely

formal changes made according to official procedures

when poets repeat words or phrases in a poem

overcoming or overpowering completely

to have turned and twisted the body

makes distant objects seem larger or nearer

a person or group that is AGAINST another in a fight, contest, or discussion

an account given in a particular way

a series of actions planned and carried out to bring about a particular result

to go along with something

to work hard to achieve a goal

a person elected to be the head of a state government in the United States

a great victory or success

a special right or benefit held by a certain group of people

the different stages of the moon

to have a purpose or plan in mind