MyPerspectives Unit 1 Vocabulary

A difficult problem

A small prize for finishing a task

A set of instructions for a game

A group of people working together on a project

an old wagon

a musical instrument

a great victory or achievement

a tall tower built to honor a famous person

the ability to form images in your mind

a detailed map of a fictional place

a machine that creates colorful lights

a special type of notebook

to fill something with air or gas

to think carefully about

to join two pieces of metal by melting them together

to remove something completely from a surface

a type of clothing worn on special occasions

something ordinary or easily overlooked

a small table kept beside a bed

important, worthy of notice

to write a story about someone famous

to give; to write for a publication

to take something away from a group

to build a fire using only sticks

to forget someone or something completely

to say hello loudly in public

to acknowledge or be aware of someone or something

to draw a picture of a famous person

to learn something by heart

to write a letter to a friend

to carefully break something into pieces

to forget information right after hearing it

A made up story about magical creatures

A true story

a funny poem meant to make people laugh

A handwritten letter

a hard solid object

to jump really high in the air

a loud noise

spongy, cushioned feeling when walking on a flexible surface