Grandfathers Journey

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Grandfathers Journey

• Vocabulary
• 4th Grade
• Bailey

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bewildered

• Greatly puzzled, confused
• I was bewildered by what Sam said, so I asked him
  to repeat it.

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homeland

• Country where one was born
• Since I was born in the United States, America is
  my homeland.

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longed

• Wished for, wanted very much

After that cold, snowy winter, I longed for a
vacation at a warm tropical beach.
On a hot summer day, I longed for some ice cream.
I longed to be on honor roll so I studied and
read every night.
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marveled

• Filled with surprise or wonder
• He marveled at the tall mountains.

I marveled at the flexibility of the Chinese
acrobats.
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surrounded

• Put all around
• The island was surrounded by water on all sides.

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remind

• To cause to remember or think of something
• I use my agenda book to remind me of my homework.

I buy a yearbook to remind me of all the great
times I had at school.
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approach

• To come near in space or time
• I can feel the approach of winter with the
  temperatures falling.

The plane approached the landing strip.
I always get excited by the approach of Halloween.
I saw the perfume lady approaching so I went the
other way.
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rigid

• Stiff, inflexible, strict
• The paper plate was not rigid so all my food fell
  off when I tried to lift the plate.

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recognize

• To know again, to remember from previous
  experience or knowledge
• Do you recognize the following pictures?

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continent

• One of the seven large land masses on Earth
• We live on the North American continent.