4th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 17
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conservation | Prevention of waste; stewardship. | Our goal is the conservation of resources for future generations. | preservation, protection, maintenance | neglect, destruction, waste | Noun |
| entirety | The whole of something or totality. | The entirety of my comic book collection is in a storage unit. | wholeness, entireness, aggregate | fraction, part, section | Noun |
| exaggeration | Representing something as better, worse, larger, or more important than it actually is. | My statement that I'd eaten everything in the house was an exaggeration. | overstatement, fabrication, boasting | truth, lessening, understatement | Noun |
| algorithm | Rules or problem-solving computations. | The programmers used an algorithm to solve the complex problem. | data, design, method | Noun | |
| marveled | Be filled with astonishment; wonder. | The crowd marveled at her sparkling jewels and velvet cloak. | be amazed, be awed, stare | be indifferent, disregard | Verb |
| recruiting | Enlisting or enrolling someone as a member or worker. | The archery club is recruiting new members. | selecting, choosing, nominating | Verb | |
| histogram | A diagram consisting of rectangles representing data. | The histogram summarized the data in a visual form. | bar graph, diagram | Noun | |
| cavalry | Soldiers on horseback or in armored vehicles. | The cavalry rode into battle with their swords drawn. | troops on horses, squadron, mounties | Noun | |
| ingenious | A clever person or original idea. | The inventor had an ingenious plan for solar energy storage. | creative, imaginative, shrewd | dull, stupid, foolish | Adjective |
| excluding | Not including someone or something; apart from. | Deliveries are made daily, excluding holidays. | barring, excepting, omitting | including | Preposition |
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