Goin' Someplace Special Vocabulary Practice

To _____ the milk, take it off the heat before it bubbles. spectacular scald blurted permission

Groovy scald – verb – to heat to a temperature just below the boiling point

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I _______ out the answer before the teacher finished the question. fare spectacular scald blurted

Groovy blurted – verb – said suddenly or without thinking

I had to get _____ from my parents before leaving on the school trip. scald blurted permission clenched

Groovy permission – noun – consent or agreement from someone in authority

The boy ____ his fist when he saw the bully walking angrily towards him. clenched autograph chiseled fare

Groovy clenched – verb – grasped or closed tightly

My sister got her favorite singer’s _________. blurted permission chiseled autograph

Groovy autograph – noun – a person’s signature written in that person’s own handwriting

The numbers were ______ into the stone next to the front doors. permission clenched autograph chiseled

Groovy chiseled – verb – out or shaped with a sharp metal tool called a chisel

My mother paid my _____ on the bus. autograph fare chiseled spectacular

Groovy fare – noun – the cost of a ride on a bus, train, airplane, ship or taxi

We watched the _____ fireworks display from our backyard. chiseled fare spectacular scald

Groovy spectacular – adjective – very impressive or unusual

Bonus Word addled – verb - to confuse or muddle somebody, or become confused or muddled; befuddled My little sister was addled when I asked her to solve the long division problem.

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