3rd Grade Vocabulary Words - List 3
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| enable | To provide the means to do something, to make something possible. | A fish has gills that enable them to take in oxygen like lungs. | permit, empower, facilitate | hinder, stop, disapprove | Verb |
| patent | The exclusive right to an invention by a government for a set period of time. | The patent for a new medical device was approved by the government. | Noun | ||
| peak | The top or highest point, the maximum. | The climbers reached the peak of the mountain after climbing for days. | point, summit, pinnacle | bottom, floor, base | Noun |
| transmit | To dispatch, to send, or broadcast. | The tower will transmit an alert to radios and phones in case of emergencies. | send, dispatch, broadcast | collect, hold, maintain | Verb |
| plucked | To pick, pull out, or remove. | The chicken plucked his own feathers. | yank, snatch, pull out | regain, reinstate, restore | Verb |
| proposed | To put forth an idea or plan for consideration. | We proposed a new meeting time and they accepted. | offer, introduce, recommend | discourage, reject, dissuade | Verb |
| influence | Power over, or the ability to change others' behavior. | The oldest child had a lot of influence and she could get her siblings to do anything. | impact, clout, effect | powerless, weakness | Verb |
| stranded | Left without the ability to leave. | He was stranded on a deserted island and could not find a way off. | grounded, beached, wrecked | recover, salvage, afloat | Adjective |
| estimate | To come up with a cost based on data or a rough guess. | Let's estimate the number of guests so we can start ordering food. | guess, project, evaluate | measure, compute, calibrate | Verb |
| decay | To decompose with the assistance of bacteria and fungi. | The leaves on the forest floor were beginning to decay and become slimy. | decompose, rot, decline | progress, grow, improve | Verb |
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