1. Unit 9- Vocabulary Climb Trees Third Grade

2. cling to grab onto something firmly and hold on Whenever I get scared during a movie, I cling onto my friend’s arm. Part of Speech ***** v synonyms antonyms grab, hold onto, embrace let go, release

3. custom special, made for just one person Sarah’s bicycle doesn’t look like any other bike because she got a custom paint job. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** adj special, unique ready-made

4. gasp to breathe in deeply and quickly because of shock or surprise Fiona gasped when she saw her school photo was printed upside down. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** v wheeze, pant, puff exhale

5. imitate to copy the way someone acts or to appear like something else In the school play, James had to imitate a Christmas tree, so he just stood with his arms out wide. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** v copy, mimic, replicate none

6. launch to throw The quarterback launched the football to his teammate to score a touchdown. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** v hurl, toss, throw catch, hold, keep

7. magnificent amazing, beautiful, or wonderful Luke thought the huge Christmas tree at Rockefellar Center in New York City was the most magnificent tree he had ever seen. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** adj superb, glorious unimpressive

8. pastime a hobby; a leisure activity done to pass the time to have fun My older brothers love cars, and their favorite pastime is to build miniature models of cars. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** n hobby, activity work

9. pause to stop for a moment before going on Ms. Stowe paused the Flocabulary song and then asked us what the word meant. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** v stop, break continue

10. risk a chance that things will go wrong The little bird took a real risk by standing in the alligator’s mouth. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** n chance, gamble saftey

11. vision eyesight Sammy’s vision was so bad that he needed very thick glasses to see. synonyms antonyms Part of Speech ***** n. eyesight, sight none