This week we are reading “Tia Lola” by Julia Alvarez. These are the vocabulary words we will
be focusing on. It would be
helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your
child. Also, on this newsletter
you will find our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well.
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Vocabulary Word
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Meaning
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affords
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gives
as an effect or a result; provides; yields
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colonel
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a military rank below general
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glint
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a gleam; flash
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lurking
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moving
about in a sly manner
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palettes
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thin
boards, usually
oval
or oblong, with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters to lay and mix
colors on
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quaint
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strange
or odd in an
interesting,
pleasing, or amusing way
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resemblance
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similar appearance; likeness
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Spelling Words: countless, payment,
goodness, fairness, hopeless, treatment, statement, breathless, restless,
enjoyment, pavement, flawless, tireless, amazement, greatness, punishment,
timeless, needless, painless
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