3rd Grade Vocabulary Words - List 9
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| identical | Exactly the same. | The identical twins played different sports. | same, exact, matching | distinct, different, opposite | Adjective |
| timid | Fearful or bashful. | The timid hamster hid in the corner of his cage. | fearful, bashful, nervous | bold, brave, courageous | Adjective |
| salty | Tasting salty. | Everyone enjoyed the salty pretzels. | briny, saline | bland, dull | Adjective |
| recycle | To reuse or reprocess | I recycle plastics, metals, and glass. | salvage, reclaim, reprocess | waste, dispose | Verb |
| primarily | Mainly or mostly. | Bread is primarily made of flour. | basically, mainly, principally | partly, partially, slightly | Adverb |
| clamped | To hold things together | The carpenter clamped two pieces of wood together. | held, vice, secured | unfasten, loosen, open | Verb |
| prickly | Having spiny thorns or a sharp nature. | The prickly cactus grew flowers when it rained. | spiny, bristly, spiny | soft, smooth, dull | Adjective |
| peer | To look or stare carefully | Benjamin had to peer through the darkness to see the mountains on the horizon. | stare, glare, gawk | glance, ignore, neglect | Verb |
| merchant | A person who sells or trades. | The merchant sold tourists silly hats and t-shirts. | seller, vendor, shopkeeper | Noun | |
| eventually | At a time in the future, someday. | The prince will eventually become the king. | sometime, ultimately, one day | never, at no time | Adverb |
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