Vocabulary 4 Group 9 Definitions

1. support
verb
give help to
We support our school’s soccer team.

2. population
noun
number of people
The world has a large population of over 6 billion people.

3. boredom
noun
the condition of being tired and uninterested
I feel boredom when I read my science book.

4. horror
noun
a terrible or scary event
We faced the horror of being wrong.

5. conversation
noun
a talk between people
I had a nice conversation with my teacher.

6. forecast
noun
the act of telling what will happen next; prediction
The weather forecast for the week says the days will be hot.

7. elevator
noun
a structure used to move up and down
We rode the elevator to the top floor.

8. spice
noun
a kind of seasoning
I like to add ginger spice to my tea.

9. condition
noun
how something appears; how something is able to live
The building was in bad condition because no one repaired it.

10. orchestra
noun
musical group with many instruments
We listened to the orchestra play music from Bach.

11. interior
noun
the inside of something
We moved to the interior part of the office.

12. circular
adjective
in the shape of a circle
My kite was mostly circular.

13. decision
noun
a choice
I had to make a decision of what to do.

14. worse
adjective
not as good as something else
His score was worse the second time he took the test.

15. exterior
noun
the outside of something
We were able to move to the exterior of the building after the rain stopped.

16. chart
noun
information organized in diagram form
The teacher made a chart to show the test scores.

17. mercy
noun
concern for someone; compassion
I would like to show mercy to everyone.

18. tornado
noun
a special type of wind storm
Parts of our town were destroyed by the tornado.

19. comet
noun
a kind of object in outer space
I was able to see Haley’s comet when it passed across the sky.

20. partner
noun
a person who works equally with another person
The teacher let us work with a partner on our project.

21. wonder
verb
to think about
Sometimes I wonder what the world will be like in a few years from now.

22. historic
adjective
happening in the past
We visited many historic sites on our vacation to Greece.

23. gravity
noun
the force of nature that pulls everything down
Gravity causes the leaves to fall to the ground.

24. tardy
adjective
late
I did now want to be tardy to my lesson.

25. wander
verb
to walk without direction
I often wander around my neighborhood.