Vocabulary words week of 2-13-12

1.Brilliant- 1. very smart 2. shining very brightly

2.Fork- an instrument with prong used for eating

3.Handle- 1.the part used to carry something or 2. to deal with someone or something

4.Hide- 1. to keep something secret or 2.hidden or the skin of a animal

5.Lean- 1. slim and muscular with little fat 2. to bend over or rest against something.

6.Mean- not kind or nice

7.Mine- a place beneath the ground where minerals are dug up

8.Present- 1. a gift or 2. the time that is happening now

9.Press- 1. the news media and the people who reports the news or 2. to push firmly

10.Yard- 1. unit of length equal to three feet 2. land around a house or building


11.Apart- separated not together

12.Chance-1. the possibility of something happening 2. an opportunity to do something

13.Common- not special in any way

14.Fresh- 1. clean or new 2. not frozen or canned

15.Friendship- being friends

16.Hero- 1. a brave or good person; 2. the main person in a story

17.Natural- 1. made by nature 2. normal

18.Reward- 1. something received for doing something good or useful

19.Territory- any large area of land`

20. Cooperate- to work together for the same purpose