Vocab Grade 4 Unit 6

blossom

n. a flower or group of flowers; the state or time of flowering

blossom

v. to have or produce flowers; to develop, open up, or appear

collide

to strike against each other with force; to clash

constant

adj. never stopping; happening over and over again; staying the same; loyal, steady, or faithful

constant

n. nothing that does not change or vary

content

adj. please with or accepting of; not wanting anything else

content

n. an amount that is held or contained; the meaning or subject of

distract

to draw attention to something else or cause to turn aside; to confuse or disturb

drought

a long time without rain; a prolonged shortage

foul

adj. unpleasant to the sense; dirty, clogged, or polluted; dishonorable; against he rules of a sport or game; stormy or rainy

foul

n. a violation of the rules; a ball that goes outside boundary lines

foul

v. to pollute or make filthy; to break the rules of a game; to hit a foul ball

noble

adj. of high birth or rank; outstanding; of good moral character

noble

n. someone of high rank or birth

policy

n. a plan, set of rules, or way to act; a written insurance contract

quiver

n. a case used to hold arrows; a trembling or shaking motion

quiver

v. to shake or tremble

slight

adj. small in size or degree; not much; not important

slight

v. to treat as unimportant; to make light of

slight

n. an act of neglect or discourtesy

tidy

adj. neat and in good order; comfortable or large in amount

tidy

v. to put things in neat or proper order