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4th Grade Vocabulary Words

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conservation
n.
the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation:
environment
noun
the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time
advertisement
noun
a paid announcement in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, or on the internet
altogether
adverb
with all or everything included
amendment
noun
a change made to a piece of writing by correcting, adding or deleting something
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atmosphere
noun
the layer of gas surrounding the earth, the air
calendar
noun
a list or register with the days of each month and week in a year
Caribbean
adjective
a part of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Central America, the West Indies, and South America
champion
noun
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition and who holds first place
concentrate
verb
to focus or to put into a single place
confess
verb
to admit as true, especially something that was hidden before
confusing
adjective
causing something to be unclear
convince
verb
to persuade someone to agree
cylinder
noun
a shape that is round but flattened on two ends, like a can
detention
noun
keeping someone in a controlled room as punishment, or awaiting punishment
diagonal
adjective
a line extending from one edge of a figure to an opposite edge
equivalent
adjective
equal in value or measure
explanation
noun
a statement to make something understandable
fountain
noun
a spring or source of water
geography
noun
the science the earth's surface, as shown in the elements of climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, and so on
geology
noun
the science of the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes of the earth
horizontal
adjective
parallel to the horizon
interior
adjective
inside, further toward a center of something
manual
adjective
done by hand rather than by an electronic device
maximum
noun
the greatest amount possible
minimum
noun
the least amount possible
natural
adjective
formed by nature, opposed to artificial
organize
verb
to form into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts for united action
penalty
noun
a punishment for breaking a law or a rule
peninsula
noun
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an one side connecting it with the mainland
pesticide
noun
a chemical preparation for destroying plant, fungal, or animal pests
population
noun
the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area
region
noun
an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
security
noun
freedom from danger or risk
segment
noun
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided
senator
noun
a person who is elected to the Senate, the highest lawmaking body in government
stationary
adjective
standing still, not moving
symmetry
noun
the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides
sympathetic
adjective
feeling for others what they might be feeling
threaten
verb
to be a menace or source of danger to
underneath
adverb
at a lower level, below
understandable
adjective
capable of being understood
vertical
adjective
upright from the horizon, opposite of horizontal
volunteer
verb
to offer oneself for some service or undertaking

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