Vocabulary Unit 3

Words 16 - 207th Grade

You can singe your eyebrows if you get too close to a fire. Be careful!

Singe:(v.) to burn slightly;

(n.) a burn at the edge of something

Every single snowflake is unique – no two are exactly the same as each

other.

Unique:

(adj.) unusual, one of a kind

Abraham Lincoln was an upright man who

never lied.

Upright:

(adj.) vertical, honest;

(adv.) in a vertical position

The seahorse is different from all other fish – it swims

upright.

In our science class, we use the scientific method to verify our

conclusions.

Verify:

(v.) to establish the truth or accuracy of

something

The puppy yearned for a bite of the cupcake.

Yearn:

(v.) to have a strong desire, to want

something