The Gardner by Sarah Stewart

1
The Gardner by Sarah Stewart

• Vocabulary Words

2
Anxious (adj)

• Definition Nervous, excited
• Synonym Troubled
• Antonym Peaceful
• Sentence The cat became anxious when George the
  Dog entered the room.

3
Retire (verb)

• Definition To stop working after reaching a
  certain age.
• Synonym Quit
• Antonym Begin
• Sentence When Mr. P is able to retire he will
  learn how to paint.

4
Vacant (adj)

• Definition empty and/or unused
• Synonym Abandoned
• Antonym Occupied
• Sentence The vacant house looks scary
• at night.

5
Sprucing (verb)

• Definition Decorating or making neat
• Synonym Tidy
• Antonym Sloppy
• Sentence
• She needs to spend time sprucing up her room.

6
Adore (verb)

• Definition to love very much.
• Synonym Love, care
• Antonym Loathe, despise
• Sentence Lydia Grace adores flowers.

7
Recognizing (verb)

• Definition knowing who someone is or what
  something is
• Synonym Familiar
• Antonym Unrecognizable
• Sentence Sydney had trouble recognizing her
  brother.