Spelling & Vocabulary Words March 8th

Spelling Words for Week of March 8th

dozen
justice
voyage
ashamed
forbid
program
native
message
language
respond
destroy
service
notice
relative
distance
adapt
carrot
discourage
knowledge
cooperative
captive
apprentice
spinach
somber
solid



Vocabulary words & Definitions for story: Pioneer Girl

claim- a piece of land claimed by a settler

convinced: caused to believe

discouraged: in low spirits and without hope

fertile: rich in material needed to grow healthy plants

heifer: a young cow

homestead: a farmhouse, its buildings, and the land it sits on

immigrants: people who leave their native country to settle in another country

prairie: a large area of flat or rolling grassland

sod: a chunk of grassy soil held together by matted roots

memoir: an account of the personal experiences of its author