1. Vocabulary Week 2 Copper

2. Word 1: Graceful Def: Beautiful and elegant in movement or behavior Sent: Jill was a graceful ballerina who performed on stage every week.

3. Word 2: Twig Def: A small branch or part of a branch Sent: He used small twigs to start the fire.

4. Word 3: Whirl Def: To spin quickly Sent: The snow whirled around his head causing him to lose sight of the bus.

5. Word 4: Frost Def: Frozen ice particles caused from freezing water vapor Sent: The late frost in the spring killed a lot of the corn crop.

6. Word 5: Canal Def: A man-made waterway Sent: The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

7. Word 6: Evaluate Def: To find out or estimate what something is worth Sent: The art teacher evaluated all the students paintings and gave them a grade.

8. Word 7: Harsh Def: Unpleasant and rough in looks or in the way someone acts Sent: Mrs. Jones was harsh with her students because they never studied.

9. Word 8: Glum Def: Feeling and looking sad and dejected Sent: The students looked glum after getting their tests back.

10. Word 9: Detest Def: To hate Sent: I detest tests! But I love quizzes.

11. Word 10: Rapid Def: Very fast Sent: She ran rapidly out the door after seeing the house on fire.

12. Word 11: Slouch Def: To walk or sit with a bent, drooping posture. Sent: He is always slouching in his chair.

13. Word 12: Rodent Def: A group of animals that include mice, squirrels, beavers and rats Sent: Rodents are always damaging my homework and that’s why I don’t hand it in.

14. Word 13: Prohibit Def: To not allow Sent: Reading books while sitting on the toilet is prohibited at school.

15. Word 14: Pout Def: To push out the lower lip in a show of being annoyed, sad and angry Sent: The little boy pouted all day after his dog ran away.

16. Word 15: Massive Def: Big, huge Sent: His dog was massive after he gave him 1,000 McDonalds hamburgers.

17. Word 16: Shatter Def: To break into many pieces Sent: He felt his heart shatter after his puppy died.

18. Word 17: Blaze / Blazing Def: Brightly burning flames or fire Sent: The whole house was blazing ten minutes after it caught on fire.

19. Word 18: Distribute Def: To give out something to a group or pass out information Sent: The information about graduation was distributed to all students.

20. Word 19: Encounter Def: To meet something or someone especially not expecting to meet them Sent: The little girl unexpectedly encountered a ghost on the way home.

21. Word 20: Cottage Def: A small house in the country Sent: The seven dwarfs lived in a cottage in the woods.