Weekly Vocabulary
Vocabulary tests are given each Friday unless otherwise noted.
1. tools - things people use to help them do a job. "Artists use tools such as brushes, pencils, and markers to make art."
2. sketches - quick drawings without much detail. "Painters often make sketches. or rough drawings, before they begin to paint." 3. scribbles - drawings or doodles, drawn in a quick or careless way. "Most children make messy scribbles before they learn to draw well." 4. research - careful study of a subject or problem. "Sometimes artists need to do research to find out what things look like." 5. textures - the ways that surfaces look and feel. "Paper can have different textures. It can look and feel smooth or rough." 6. imagine - to see a picture in your mind. "Some artists paint real things. Other artists paint things that they imagine." 7. illustrate - to make pictures that show or explain something. "The artist has started to illustrate, or draw, pictures for a story book." 8. tracing - used to copy or trace lines. "Using see-through tracing paper lets you make an exact copy of something."
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1. foggy - filled with thick mist or low clouds. "On foggy days, thick mist makes it hard to see. Drivers must go slowly." 2. stretch - to spread out. "Bridges may stretch over land or run across large bodies of water." 3. crew - a group of people doing work. "A crew, or group of workers, has just started to build a new bridge." 4. balancing - keeping steady. "Workers must be good at balancing on high, thin beams without falling." 5. tide - the rise and fall of the sea. "When the sea falls at low tide, it's a good time to make repairs to a bridge." 6. excitement - the feeling of being stirred up. "Marathon runners feel excitement as they cross the bridge. It is a thrill!" 7. disappears - passes from sight. "Half of the bridge disappears in the foto. It seems to vanish in the fog." 8. cling - to hold tightly to something. "Painters cling to the bridge when the wind blows. They hold on tightly!" 1. block - the section of a street between two other streets. "Neighbors keep this city block pleasant by having a cleanup day each month."
2. spreading - stretching something out. "With floodwaters spreading, people had to pitch in and stack sandbags." 3. raise - to collect. "Many groups have bake sales to raise needed money." 4. figure - to work out by thinking. "Many schools figure out ways to reuse paper instead of throwing it away." 5. contacted - got in touch with someone. "The girl contacted neighbors by phone and asked for help with projects." 6. customers - people who buy something at a store. "Some store owners ask customers to donate a dollar to charity." 7. afford - to be able to pay. "Kids collect toys for families who can't afford to buy them." 8. earn - to get something by working. "The students are trying to earn enough to help buy new library books." 1. factors - numbers that are multiplied together to give a product.
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