Big Idea Words+
Week 1
Week 1 and 2
Week 2 and 3
Week 3
100

To _________ something is to add a harmful substance to it.

Contaminate

100

If something is ___________ , it is simple or modest.

humble

100

To ________ means to produce or create something.

yield

100

To _________ something is to say or do the opposite of it.

contradict

100

A _________ is a small container or envelope.

packet

200

A  ___________ person or thing is kind.

benevolent

200

 _________ are small sections of land that are used for a certain purpose.

Plots

200

If you _________ something, you affect it or cause a certain outcome.

influence

200

Something that is ________ is falling or flowing in a way similar to a waterfall.

cascading

200

If you _________, you move back or away from something.

retreat

300

To  ________  someone or something is to put it in danger.

imperil

300

An _________ is a choice or option that can take the place of something.

alternative

300

To ___________ something is to decrease the size or amount of it.

reduce

300

Something that is ________ is worn out.

depleted

300

_________ is the act of flying through the air.

Flight

400

To be  ____________ is to be at risk of great harm or death.

endangered

400

If you _________ something, you change it from one thing to another.

transform

400

To be __________ of something is to be aware of it.

conscious

400

A _________ is an unusual or interesting sight.

spectacle

400

To ________ is to work.

toil

500

Something that is _______ is related to a city.

urban

500

If something is _________, it was created by humans rather than nature.

artificial

500

If you are ___________ something, you are expressing it without stating it directly.

implying

500

When a child _________ , he or she walks with short, unsteady steps.

toddles

500

A _________ is someone who sells products. Merchant ships are used to transport products.

merchant