CKLA Grade 5 Unit 2 - Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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to explain or determine the meaning of something

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interpret

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different in a noticeable way

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distinct

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a simple machine made of a wheel or set of wheels used with a rope or chain to raise and lower objects

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pulley

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a wet substance that hardens as it dries to hold bricks or stones together

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mortar

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a type of plaster used as a decoration or to cover walls

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stucco

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to spread apart in different directions

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disperse

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a sudden, widespread illness

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epidemic

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a person who is skilled at making things by hand; a craftsman

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artisan

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a knee-length piece of clothing, like a simple dress

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tunic

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to become smaller or lessen over time

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dwindle