Unit 2: The One and Only Ivan - Vocab List #5

Unit 2:

The One and Only Ivan - Vocab List #5

Reconsider

(verb)

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Definition: to think carefully about (someone or something) again, especially in order to change a choice or decision you have already made

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Example: Zehra bought a ticket to go to the cinema but reconsidered after realizing that she had a lot of homework to do.

Crawl

(verb)

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Definition: to move with the body close to or on the ground

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Example: The baby crawled across the floor towards his grandmother.

Smudge

(verb)

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Definition:  to make (something) blurry or unclear by touching or rubbing it

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Example: Please wait until the painting dries before touching it because you will smudge it.

Cut back

(verb phrase)

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Definition: to use less or do less of something

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Example: Mack says that he will cut back on the food he gives to the animals at the Big Top Mall to save money.

Approach

(verb)

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Definition: to move towards or nearer to someone or something

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Example: I understood from the sound of the footsteps that my father was approaching my room.

Get rid of

(verb phrase)

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Definition: to make (someone or something) leave because you do not like them or because they are causing problems; to throw something away

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Example: We bought traps to get rid of the rats in our house.

Stuffing

(noun) [uncountable]

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Definition: soft material that is used to fill a pillow, cushion, etc.

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Example: I wish this pillow had more stuffing in it because it is too flat.

Spacious

(adjective)

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Definition: having a lot of room

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Example: My room is really spacious, so I have lots of room to move.

Principle

(noun)

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Definition: a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions

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Example: It is against my principles to cheat on a quiz because it's wrong.

Remain

(verb)

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Definition: to stay in the same place or in the same condition

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Example: Even though Paris has changed a lot over the years, the Eiffel Tower remains exactly the same as it was when it was first built.

Let's Practice!

• Match the definitions with the correct word.

• Click on the back arrow key (<-) if you want to look at the definitions again.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to use less or do less of something"?

• cut back

• get rid of

• reconsider

• remain

Multiple Choice

Which word means "soft material that is used to fill a pillow, cushion, etc."?

• principle

• smudge

• spacious

• stuffing

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to move with the body close to or on the ground"?

• smudge

• approach

• crawl

• remain

Multiple Choice

Which word means "having a lot of room"?

• spacious

• principle

• stuffing

• smudge

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to stay in the same place or in the same condition"?

• crawl

• remain

• get rid of

• reconsider

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to think carefully about (someone or something) again, especially in order to change a choice or decision you have already made"?

• get rid of

• remain

• smudge

• reconsider

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to move towards or nearer to someone or something"?

• approach

• cut back

• smudge

• crawl

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to make (someone or something) leave because you do not like them or because they are causing problems; to throw something away"?

• crawl

• approach

• get rid of

• cut back

Multiple Choice

Which word means "a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions"?

• approach

• reconsider

• principle

• stuffing

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to make (something) blurry or unclear by touching or rubbing it"?

• crawl

• smudge

• approach

• get rid of

Let's Practice!

• Complete each sentence with the correct word.

• Click on the back arrow key (<-) if you want to look at the definitions again.

Multiple Choice

The ants _____ across the picnic blanket and started carrying crumbs away.

• smudged

• remained

• reconsidered

• crawled

Multiple Choice

I visited my primary school for the first time in ten years and noticed that everything has _____ exactly the same. Not even the desks have changed!

• approached

• crawled

• smudged

• remained

Multiple Choice

I could barely read my homework because my little brother _____ it with his dirty hands.

• smudged

• reconsidered

• crawled

• got rid of

Multiple Choice

My dog tore all of the _____ out of my teddy bear, so I had a big mess to clean up.

• stuffing

• smudges

• spaciousness

• principles

Multiple Choice

I asked my boss to _____ firing me, so I hope that he changes his mind.

• cut back

• remain

• reconsider

• approach

Multiple Choice

I plan to _____ my old clothes that no longer fit me and give them to charity.

• approach

• crawl

• get rid of

• smudge

Multiple Choice

We need to _____ on buying things that we don't need because we've been spending too much money.

• remain

• cut back

• crawl

• approach

Multiple Choice

My teacher has _____; she is fair and treats all of her students with respect.

• smudges

• stuffing

• spaciousness

• principles

Multiple Choice

I love when we take the truck on road trips because it is _____ and has lots of legroom.

• approaching

• principled

• spacious

• crawling

Multiple Choice

I waved my hand at the taxicab as it _____ me. It stopped, and I hopped in.

• reconsidered

• smudged

• got rid of

• approached