Vocabulary Created by: Gary Mills August, 2011 Crofton Meadows Elementary School Anne Arundel County Public Schools All content contained herein has been taken from approved materials provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary darkened Sentence: Sun hid his light behind a cloud to watch from the darkened sky. Example: The darkened hallway was spooky and eerie. Ask Your Partner: Why would a room be darkened? Definition: something becomes dark or made darker

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary decorated Sentence: He wore a coat that was decorated with a picture of a gold ax on the front. Example: The room was decorated with balloons and streamers. Ask Your Partner: How is your classroom decorated for Thanksgiving? Definition: something is made prettier

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary gnaw Sentence: Oh, how the cold wind gnaws at my bones! Example: Dogs gnaw on bones (and other things.) Ask Your Partner: Why do you think dogs gnaw on bones? Definition: to keep on chewing something

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary securing Sentence: The woodcutter walked on, securing his coat even tighter around him. Example: The boy is securing the bicycle to the pole with a chain. Ask Your Partner: Does securing mean making something safe? Definition: to tie something firmly or tightly

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary symbol Sentence: The ax was the symbol of his trade. Example: Flags are symbols of nations. Ask Your Partner: Name other symbols and tell what they stand for? Definition: pictures or shapes that stand for something else

Unit 6 ● Week 2 Vocabulary weakest Sentence: That must be the weakest wind I have ever made! Example: Fly was the weakest animal of all the insects in the story. Ask Your Partner: Can the weakest animal make the strongest animal run away? Definition: having the smallest amount of strength

New Word My Definition Actual Definition darkened something becomes dark or made darker decoratedsomething is made prettier gnaw to keep on chewing something securing to tie something firmly or tightly symbol pictures or shapes that stand for something else weakest having the smallest amount of strength