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Learn Key Vocabulary

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  • 1 = I have never seen this word before.

  • 2 = I am not sure of the word’s meaning.

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

Rate and Study the Words Rate how well you know each word. Then:

  • 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.

Key Words
banish (ban-ish) verb
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Photograph of a teen football player, bent over and sitting on a bench alone
To banish means to send away or punish by making someone leave. The referee banished the player from the game.		forbid (fur-bid) verb
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Photograph of a “no swimming sign”
To forbid means to order not to do something. The sign forbids anyone to swim in this area.
Related Word: forbidden		grief (grēf) noun
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Photograph of a teenager wiping away a tear as she looks at a picture
To feel grief is to feel very sad. My friend felt grief when her dog died. Antonym: happiness
memory (me-mu-rē) noun
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Photograph of several people looking at a photograph album
A memory is something remembered. Looking through family photographs can bring back memories of good times.		obey (ō-bā) verb
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Photograph of a girl putting clothes away in her room
To obey is to follow an order. If your parents tell you to clean your room, you must obey them.		punishment (pun-ish-ment) noun
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Photograph of a boy standing in front of a chalkboard with writing
A punishment is a penalty for doing something bad. When Dad was a kid, the punishment for late homework was to write lines on the chalkboard. Related Word: punish
recall (rē-kawl) verb
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Photograph of a boy thinking about something (holds chin with hand and looks upward)
To recall means to remember. The student tries to recall the answer to a test question.
Synonym: remember		willful (wil-ful) adjective
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Photograph of a boy standing with his arms crossed
Someone who is willful refuses to change. A willful child only does what he wants, not what others tell him.

Practice the Words Make a Synonym–Antonym Chart for each Key Word.

WordSynonymsAntonyms
banishexpel, send awaywelcome, invite
forbid
grief