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1 Unit 9 Vocabulary Cards Skills Strand Grade 3 Core Knowledge Language Arts

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3 explorer

4 a person who sets out to find new things (exploration, explorations, explorers, explored, exploring) Unit 9: Introduction

5 conquistador

6 a former warrior, usually from Spain, who took control of something by force (conquistadors) Unit 9: Introduction

7 slash

8 to make a path by cutting plants (slashed) Introduction: Chapter 1

9 funding

10 money provided for a special purpose Unit 9: Introduction

11 precious

12 very valuable Unit 9: Chapter 1

13 spice

14 a substance from a plant that has a specific smell or taste and is used to add flavor to food (spices) Unit 9: Chapter 1

15 scarce

16 hard to find Unit 9: Chapter 1

17 expensive

18 costs a lot of money Unit 9: Chapter 1

19 peppercorn

20 a dried berry from a plant that is used to make pepper (peppercorns) Unit 9: Chapter 1

21 grind

22 to crush something into small pieces or powder (ground) Unit 9: Chapter 1

23 flavor

24 taste (flavors) Unit 9: Chapter 1

25 hull

26 the outer covering of a seed or fruit Unit 9: Chapter 1

27 kernel

28 seed Unit 9: Chapter 1

29 overwhelm

30 to take over completely Unit 9: Chapter 1

31 import

32 to bring in from somewhere else (imported) Unit 9: Chapter 1

33 scroll

34 a paper rolled up into a tube (scrolls) Unit 9: Chapter 1

35 inherit

36 to receive money, property, and other things when someone dies (inherits, inherited) Unit 9: Chapter 2

37 estate

38 everything a person owns Unit 9: Chapter 2

39 throne

40 the power and authority of a king or queen Unit 9: Chapter 2

41 noble

42 a person from a family of high social rank, similar to patricians in ancient Rome (nobles) Unit 9: Chapter 2

43 property

44 buildings, land, and livestock that someone owns Unit 9: Chapter 2

45 impressive

46 deserving attention or respect Unit 9: Chapter 2

47 overrun

48 to exist in large numbers Unit 9: Chapter 2

49 whiz

50 a person who is extremely skilled at something Unit 9: Chapter 3

51 voyage

52 a long journey, usually by water Unit 9: Chapter 3

53 convince

54 to talk someone into something by giving good reasons (convinced) Unit 9: Chapter 3

55 expect

56 to think something will probably happen (expected) Unit 9: Chapter 3

57 landmark

58 an object on land that is easy to see and recognize (landmarks) Unit 9: Chapter 4

59 device

60 a piece of equipment that does a specific job Unit 9: Chapter 4

61 accurate

62 correct Unit 9: Chapter 4

63 keep track

64 to continue to be aware of (keeping track, kept track) Unit 9: Chapter 4

65 compass

66 a tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north Unit 9: Chapter 4

67 magnet

68 a piece of metal that attracts iron or steel and has a north and south pole; Earth is a magnet. (magnets) Unit 9: Chapter 4

69 magnetic field

70 the area around each pole of a magnet that has the power to attract other metals Unit 9: Chapter 4

71 gadget

72 a small tool (gadgets) Unit 9: Chapter 4

73 method

74 a way of doing things Unit 9: Chapter 4

75 dead reckoning

76 a way to measure speed when traveling through water by throwing a knotted rope with a piece of wood on the end overboard and observing how much of and how fast the rope is pulled into the water Unit 9: Chapter 4

77 hourglass

78 a tool for measuring time; It is a glass container with an upper part and lower part connected in the middle by a narrow tube and sand falls from the upper part into the lower part in a fixed amount of time, usually an hour. Unit 9: Chapter 4

79 forerunner

80 something that came before Unit 9: Chapter 4

81 estimate

82 (verb) to make a guess based on information you have; (noun) a guess made based on information you have Unit 9: Chapter 4

83 fort

84 a large building constructed to survive enemy attacks Unit 9: Chapter 5

85 establish

86 to start something that is meant to last a long time (established) Unit 9: Chapter 5

87 continuously

88 without stopping Unit 9: Chapter 5

89 occupied

90 lived and worked in Unit 9: Chapter 5

91 destroy

92 to completely ruin so that it no longer exists (destroyed) Unit 9: Chapter 5

93 wreck

94 to destroy, ruin (wrecked) Unit 9: Chapter 5

95 bastion

96 a raised gun platform in a fort Unit 9: Chapter 5

97 fossil

98 a bone, shell, or other remains of a plant or animal from millions of years ago that has formed rock (fossils) Unit 9: Chapter 5

99 shatter

100 to suddenly break into many small pieces Unit 9: Chapter 5

101 moat

102 a deep ditch, usually filled with water, dug around a fort or castle to prevent enemy attacks Unit 9: Chapter 5

103 ravelin

104 a small building you must pass through first in order to enter a fort or castle Unit 9: Chapter 5

105 fortress

106 a strong fort Unit 9: Chapter 5

107 plain

108 a large, flat area of land with no trees (plains) Unit 9: Chapter 6

109 distant

110 far away Unit 9: Chapter 6

111 boast

112 to brag (boasted) Unit 8: Chapter 9

113 vast

114 very great in size or amount Unit 9: Chapter 6

115 league

116 a distance between 2.4 and 4.6 miles Unit 9: Chapter 6

117 tan

118 to turn animal skin into leather using a specific process Unit 9: Chapter 6

119 barbarous

120 wild, sometimes violent Unit 9: Chapter 6

121 royal

122 relating to a king or queen Unit 9: Chapter 6

123 lordship

124 authority and power of a lord or highranking person Unit 9: Chapter 6

125 copper

126 a reddish-brown mineral found in the earth Unit 9: Chapter 6

127 viceroy

128 a person sent by the king to rule a colony Unit 9: Chapter 6

129 prune

130 a dried plum (prunes) Unit 9: Chapter 6

131 mulberry

132 a dark purple berry (mulberries) Unit 9: Chapter 6

133 humble

134 respectful, not thinking you are better than others Unit 9: Chapter 6

135 vassal

136 a person who is loyal and serves a lord or king Unit 9: Chapter 6

137 substantially

138 great in size, value, or importance Unit 9: Chapter 7

139 equator

140 an imaginary line around the middle of the earth that is equally far from both the North Pole and South Pole Unit 9: Chapter 7

141 charter

142 a formal document that gives rights to a person or group of people; Kings often issued charters to explorers so explorers would search for land and treasure on behalf of the king. Unit 9: Chapter 7

143 claim

144 to say something belongs to you (claims, claimed) Unit 9: Chapter 7

145 attempt

146 an act of trying Unit 9: Chapter 7

147 shortage

148 when there is not enough Unit 9: Chapter 7

149 shallow

150 not deep Unit 9: Chapter 7

151 expedition

152 a long trip made for a specific purpose (expeditions) Unit 9: Chapter 7

153 landmass

154 a large, continuous area of land, such as a continent Unit 9: Chapter 7

155 territory

156 a large area of land with defined boundaries Unit 9: Chapter 7

157 ashore

158 on land Unit 9: Chapter 7

159 page

160 a boy servant (pages) Unit 9: Chapter 7

161 bilge pump

162 a device used to remove water from the bottom part of a ship Unit 9: Chapter 7

163 hardtack

164 hard bread that has been baked many times Unit 9: Chapter 7

165 spoil

166 to become rotten and not able to be eaten Unit 9: Chapter 7

167 weevil

168 a small beetle (weevils) Unit 9: Chapter 7

169 scurvy

170 a disease caused by not eating enough fruits or vegetables with vitamin C, leading to spongy gums, loose teeth, skin spots, and sometimes death Unit 9: Chapter 7

171 watch

172 the time that someone is on duty to guard or protect something Unit 9: Chapter 7

173 solid

174 firm and hard Unit 9: Chapter 8

175 iceberg

176 a large mass of ice floating in the ocean (icebergs) Unit 9: Chapter 8

177 maize

178 corn Unit 9: Chapter 8

179 expanse

180 a large, open area Unit 9: Chapter 8

181 trade

182 (verb) to exchange something you have for something someone else has; (noun) the act of exchanging goods (traders, traded, trading) Unit 9: Chapter 9

183 in exchange

184 the act of giving something and receiving something of similar value in return Unit 9: Chapter 9

185 pelt

186 an animal skin with fur still on it (pelts) Unit 9: Chapter 9

187 felt

188 thick cloth made from wool, fur, or other fibers Unit 9: Chapter 9

189 trading post

190 a place far away from towns where people buy, sell, and trade things (trading posts) Unit 9: Chapter 9

191 fine

192 excellent (finest) Unit 9: Chapter 9

193 lush

194 covered with healthy, green plants Unit 9: Chapter 9

195 treaty

196 a formal agreement between groups of people, often to stop fighting (treaties) Unit 9: Chapter 9

197 obtain

198 to get (obtained) Unit 9: Chapter 9

199 barter

200 to trade by exchanging goods and services instead of paying or accepting money for them Unit 9: Chapter 9

201 income

202 money earned, mostly from working Unit 9: Chapter 9

203 raid

204 to attack by surprise (raiding) Unit 9: Chapter 10

205 abandon

206 to leave somewhere, never to return (abandoned) Unit 9: Chapter 10

207 evidence

208 information that helps show if something is either true or not true Unit 9: Chapter 10

209 steer

210 to control the direction of Unit 9: Chapter 11

211 cheap

212 does not cost much Unit 9: Chapter 11

213 popular

214 liked by many people Unit 9: Chapter 11

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