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prize sand
prize n. a thing won in a contest. Tony right adj. correct; true; accurate. Allan’s
won the prize for spelling the most words answers were all right.
correctly. accurate exact; correct. The man gave a very
award prize; something given after careful accurate description of the football game.
selection. The award went to the student correct right; without errors. I gave you the
with the best test score. correct answer.
medal prize; award. The best swimmer won proper fitting; right for the occasion. This
a gold medal. is not proper behavior at a wedding.
reward payment offered for the return of
property or a person. We got a reward for round adj. shaped like a circle. Our
finding the ring. swimming pool is square, but theirs is round.
circular round like a circle. The building
proud adj. having satisfaction and has a circular tower.
pleasure. The proud mother watched her ringlike like a circle. The bracelet had
daughter graduate. ringlike links in it.
exalted filled with pride and joy. Everyone
was exalted by the victory of their beloved S S S
king.
lofty very high; proud. The group had set
lofty goals for the safety project. sad adj. unhappy. We were sad when our
team lost.
R R R joyless sad; without joy. The joyless group
waited for news about the fire.
unhappy sad; without cheer. The clown
real adj. actual; true; not imagined; not wore a very unhappy face.
made up. My uncle told us a real story
about his trip to Brazil. sail v. to move swiftly, especially in air or on
actual real; made of facts. The book tells of the water. The ship can sail down the river.
actual events in history. boat to go in a boat. We want to boat down
factual true; consisting of facts. She wrote a the river to fish.
factual report. cruise to sail from place to place. The ship
true real; genuine. This is a true story of the will cruise to the islands.
life of the queen. sand n. tiny bits of stone in large amounts,
found in the desert and on shores along
ribbon n. a narrow strip of fabric,
especially one used as a decoration. She oceans, lakes, and rivers. This beach has
wore a yellow ribbon in her hair. smooth sand.
braid a narrow band of fabric used to trim dust fine, dry earth. The dust settled all
clothing. The uniform is trimmed with a over the road.
gold braid. grit fine bits of sand or gravel. The boat
tape a narrow strip of material. The seams was covered with grit.
had tape on the edges. powder dust made from grinding, crushing,
or pounding a solid. The rocks were
ground into fine powder.
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