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  • 1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.

  • 2. Study the example.

  • 3. Tell more about the word.

  • 4. Practice it. Make the word your own.

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  • 3 = I know this word and can teach the word’s meaning to someone else.

Key Words
culture (kul-chur) noun page 20
Photograph of two people in traditional Japanese dress dancing
A culture is a set of beliefs and customs that a group of people share. Dancing is a custom found in many cultures.		disfavor (dis-fā-vor) noun page 16
Photograph of a hand with the thumb pointing downward
When you show disfavor, you show that you don’t like something. A thumbs down is one way to show disfavor about something.
Base Word: favor		doubt (dowt) noun page 18
Photograph of a girl looking at food with a look of doubt on her face
When you feel doubt, you are not sure. The girl had doubts about the food.
erase (e-rās) verb page 15
Photograph of a person using an eraser at the top of a pencil
When you erase something, you make it go away. We can erase mistakes when we write.
Synonyms: delete, remove
Antonym: add		excessive (ik-ses-iv) adjective page 15
Photograph of an enormous pile of pancakes on a plate
When something is excessive, it is too much. That is an excessive number of pancakes for one person.		pact (pakt) noun page 22
Photograph of two teenagers clasping hands
A pact is a promise between people. Friends might make a pact to always help each other.
scrape (skrāp) verb page 18
Photograph of a knee with a cut on it
When you scrape something, you damage it. Did you scrape your knee when you fell?		shame (shām) noun page 18
Photograph of a girl covering her face with her hands
When you feel shame, you feel badly about something you did. She felt shame about the mistake she made.
Antonym: pride		Practice the Words Complete a Vocabulary Example Chart. Connect your own experiences with each Key Word.
WordDefinitionExample from My Life
doubta feeling of not being sureI have doubts about how I did on my math test.

Vocabulary Example Chart