Quarter 4, Week 1 Vocabulary

a river that runs through steep cliffs.

• gorge

• sever

• talon

• tropical

make lighter or brighter

• illuminate

• tropical

• gorge

• soar

to stop something from reaching its intended destination

• intercept

• gorge

• tropical

• preserve

a feeling of extreme joy

• jubilation

• tropical

• preserve

• gorge

special event

• occasion

• tropical

• preserve

• jubilation

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• preserve

• jubilation

• tropical

• occasion

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• preserve

• jubilation

• occasion

• soar

to separate, divide into parts

• sever

• soar

• talon

• preserve

to fly high in the sky

• soar

• preserve

• jubilation

• tropical

claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

• talon

• preserve

• occasion

• sever