VOCABULARY WORDS-NIGHT OF THE PUFFLINGS

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VOCABULARY WORDS-NIGHT OF THE PUFFLINGS

• Please go over the definitions for these
  vocabulary words with your student. There will
  be a test on them on Friday.
• ashore- on or to the shore (from the water)
• burrows- holes or tunnels small animals use as
  underground nests
• instinctively- acting on an inner feeling
• done without thinking
• launching- sending up in the air
• stranded- in a helpless or difficult position
• uninhabited- having no people living there
• venture- to set out to do something even though
  it might be dangerous

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ashore- on or to the shore (from the water)
It has been uncommon to see icebergs wash ashore.
A starfish is washed ashore.
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burrows- holes or tunnels small animals use as
underground nests
Beetles, scorpions, rabbits, newts and other
animals live in burrows.
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instinctively- acting on an inner feelingdone
without thinking
Mothers instinctively take great care of their
babies.
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launching- sending up in the air
The launching of the Columbia space shuttle at
the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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stranded- in a helpless or difficult position
After a flood, the horses were stranded on an
island.
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uninhabited- having no people living there
You will find uninhabited places on an erupting
island or a calm, mountainous island.
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venture- to set out to do something even though
it might be dangerous
A beautiful scene is often found during a
traveling venture.
People venture into the wilderness on this hike.