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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 wordy our own.

Rating Scale

  • 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.

Key Words
actor (ak-tur) noun page 236
Illustration of a movie camera and actors on location
An actor is a person who acts in a movie or play. The actors are working on a new movie.
Base Word: act		character (kair-ik-tur) noun page 234
Photograph of three actors dressed in clothes from an earlier time
A character is some one in a story. They acted out the role of the characters in the play.		classic (kla-sik) adjective page 238
Photograph of a car (probably from the late 1950s
Something that is classic is old but good. Classic cars are expensive if they are in good shape.
fascinated (fa-su-nā-tud) adjective page 234
Photograph of a student holding and looking at a model of DNA
To be fascinated means to be very interested in something. The student is fascinated by the model.
Base Word: fascinate		original (u-rij-u-nul) adjective page 235
Photograph of the cover of the book “Frankenstein”
Something that is original is the first of its kind. Mary Shelley’s novel is the original story of Frankenstein.
Base Word: origin		process (prah-ses) noun page 236
Photograph of factory workers at a bottle processing plant
A process is a set of actions taken to get a certain result. Workers are part of a process for making goods.
Synonyms: system, procedure
successful (suk-ses-ful) adjective page 234
Photograph of three students wearing ribbons they have won at a science fair
To be successful means to have a good result or to be well liked. The team was successful at the science fair.
Base Word: success		terror (tair-ur) noun page 235
Photograph of a man running in terror from a bear that is chasing him
To feel terror means to have much fear. The man runs away from the bear in terror.		Practice the Words Make a Study Card for each Key Word. Then compare your cards with a partner’s.

process

What it means: a set of actions taken to get a certain result

Example: a recipe

Not an example: watching TV

Study Card