3rd Grade Vocabulary Words - List 30

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Word Definition Practice Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Part of Speech Description
brave Showing courage or being fearless. The brave astronaut dreamed of going to space. bold, courageous, fearless cowardly, fearful, gutless Adjective
opposite At the other side or end, away from each other. Meet us on the opposite side of the stadium. contrary, polar, differing same, similar, like Adjective
burdened Being loaded heavily. The donkey was burdened with the heaviest load. overloaded, overwhelmed, strained painless, effortless, alleviate Verb
shard A fragment or sharp bit of something. The housekeeper stepped on a shard of glass. fragment, bit, particle, whole, entirety Noun
scrunches Crush or rumple. The writer scrunches pieces of paper into a ball and throws them on the floor. crinkles, crumples, rumples smooth, flatten, iron out Verb
forever Without an end, always. I will remember your good deeds forever. always, eternally, in perpetuity never, temporarily, briefly Adverb
crimson Dark red, nearing purplish-red Everyone wore a crimson sweater to the reunion. maroon, ruby, scarlet Noun
amiss Out of place or wrong. The detective noticed that there were many things amiss. wrong, mistaken, false right, true, correct Adjective
draft A sketch or design of something. A draft of the home plans were drawn by the architect. plan, sketch, blueprint Noun
teeny Very small or tiny. The teeny little starfish hid near a rock in the tidepool. small, little, wee huge, large, gigantic Adjective

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