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branded

marked by burning the skin with a hot iron The rancher branded all his cattle with an electric branding iron and tagged an ear on each one. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

constructed

put together; fitted together; built Who constructed that triangle out of playing cards? Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

daintily

with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily She danced quite daintily in her new dress. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

devastation

the act of laying waste; destruction The earthquake brought devastation to Haiti. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

lullaby a song for singing to a child; a soft, soothing song

The grandfather sang a lullaby to the baby so that he would fall asleep. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

pitch

a thick, black sticky substance made from tar or turpentine The roof needed to be patched with the pitch and gravel. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

resourceful good at thinking of ways to do things; quick thinking

A resourceful person can usually figure a way to solve a problem.

Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

thieving

stealing The thieving cat was in the dog’s bowl again.

Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards

veins

the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all parts of the body The singer must have music flowing through his veins. Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose BCSD Curriculum and Standards