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ashore
a-shore
adverb
On or to the shore:
The seal came
ashore
and then went back into the water.
burrows
bur-rows
noun
A hole or tunnel small animals use as an underground nest:
The prairie dog
burrowed
a hole about 16 feet deep.
instinctively
in-stinc-tive-ly
adverb
Acting on an inner feeling that is not learned, without thinking:
Most dogs
instinctively
try to protect their owners.
stranded
strand-ed
adjective
In a difficult or helpless position, stuck or trapped:
When our car ran out of gas, we were
stranded
on the side of the road.
Word History
Strand comes from an Old English word that meant "seashore."
uninhabited
un-in-ha-bit-ed
Having no people living there:
The house on the corner is uninhabited.
venture
ven-ture
verb
To do something in spite of risk, risky:
The crew
ventured
into the high seas even though they had been warned not to.
launching
launch-ing
verb
To send forcefully upwards like a rocket:
The swimmer pushed off the diving board before launching into the air high above the pool.
Author
GRIZELLE
ID
53943
Card Set
Reading Vocab 12/06/2010
Description
Nights of the Pufflings Vocabulary
Updated
2010-12-09T02:32:06Z
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