Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 1-Reaching Out

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Because of My Brother Martin My Librarian is a The Power of W.O.W! Stormalong
Winn-Dixie Camel
comfort – to help a injustice – something isolated – a place separated assist – to help seafaring – working or
person feel less bad that is unfair or far from other places traveling at sea
burglaries – to break
virtual – something that
mention – to speak numerous – having many into and steal tidal – affected by the
can be created, used, or
about something tides
read on a computer
segregation – keeping innocent – has done
mood – the way a person two things apart access – the ability or nothing wrong foaming – to make a
is feeling permission to use layer of foam or small
nourishing – giving people something scheme – a detailed plan bubbles
properly – to do what they need to grow to get something done
something the right way and live devour – love to do outcast – someone who
something and cannot easily regretfully – to say is not accepted by a
intends – to plan to do captured – caught while stop
something in a way that group
something in the future trying to get away impassable – impossible to shows they are sorry
get through or over yearning – a strong
consisted – to be made dream – something you because it is blocked misjudged – to form an desire for something
up of different parts want to happen very incorrect idea about
much remote – a place that is something memorable – something
positive – to be far from other places that is so special that it
completely sure encounters – meetings suspect – a person who is worth remembering
with people obtain – to get something might be guilty of a
advanced – very good at as a result of work or
crime betrayed – to do
planning
something preferred – to like something to disappoint
something better than preserve – to keep
favor – an act of or let that person down
peculiar – something odd something else something kindness
or unusual condition – the state
recall – to remember extremes – two things that speculated – to make a something or someone is
talent – a special skill something are very different from or guess about something in
opposites of each other
example – showing how prior – to happen before shortage – not enough
avid – very interested in and
to do something something else of something
eager about something
horrified – shock, terror,
or fear because of
something unpleasant
 Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 2-Tell Me More
Lesson 6
Invasion from Mars
alarmed – to be
surprised, frightened, or
amazed by something
reacted – acted or
responded to something
convey – to
communicate something
or make it known
daring – a person who is
fearless, brave, or
adventurous
luminous – giving off light
awe – a feeling of mixed
fear, respect, and
wonder about something
indescribable – something
that cannot be described
extraordinary – unusual,
strange, or amazing
fade – to become less
bright, loud, or visible
conferring – meeting to
discuss and compare
information
Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10
Coming Distractions: Me and Uncle Romie Dear Mr. Winston Jose! Born to Dance
Questioning Movies
entertaining – something glorious – something fault – responsible for a debut – a performer’s
that is funny or that is wonderful mistake first performance
enjoyable
studio – a workshop for borrow – to take stubborn – lasting and
promote – to try to an artist something for a while not easily changed
make it popular and then return it
model – a sample or permission – to be
focus – to pay attention small version of reference – something allowed to do something
to something something that is used for
information hauling – pulling or
advertise – to inform concerned – to be carrying
the public about their worried about something fainted – to lose
products consciousness from mournful – sad and
smeared – something fear, hunger, or serious
jolts – sudden bursts of that is blurred or weakness
energy or excitement smeared towered– stood above
genuine – sincere and something else
critics – people who judge ruined – destroyed honest
artistic creations triumph – a victory or
yanked – to pull hard or local – found nearby success
target – a goal or aim jerk
apologize – to say “I’m discouraged – to feel
thrilling – something that streak – to move quickly sorry” hopeless or
is exciting disappointment
schedule – a planned proof – to show that
angles – the directions program of events something is true toured – to take a trip
from which you see through a place
things feast – a very large meal slimy – slippery and thick
border – a boundary or
generated – to create or insisted – to demand an edge
produce something something
 Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 3-Inside Nature
Lesson 11
Hurricanes: Earth’s
Mightiest Storms
whirling – to spin rapidly in
a circle
rapidly – with great
speed, quickly, or very
fast
condense – to change
from a gas to a liquid
source – what makes,
causes, or begins it
rotating – turning or
going around in a circle
rage – to move in a
strong or violent way
experience – to take
part in or go through it
ancient – people who lived
long ago, or a long time in
the past
predict – to say what
you think will happen
before it happens
registered – displayed or
recorded on an
instrument or machine
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The Earth Dragon Antarctic Journal: The Life and Times Ecology for Kids
Awakes Four Months at the of the Ant
Bottom of the World
trembles – shakes display – something social – people or animals organisms – living things,
shown publicly that live and work such as plants or animals
wreckage – what is left together
something that has been alert – to be wide awake directly – to happen right
ruined and paying attention exchanges – things are away, and with nothing or
given and received no one in between
slab – a broad, flat piece weariness – very tired
affect – to cause a
of something excess – to have more
change in something
fractured – cracked than you need
possessions – items that
traces – signs, clues, or
a person owns standards – rules used reinforce – to support it
evidence that something
for judging or measuring or make it stronger was there
tenement – a low-quality
apartment building vision – an idea of what storage – a place in which vast – extremely large in
something could be like in supplies are kept amount, size, or area
crushing – smashing or the future
squashing something transport – to move habitats – natural areas
huddle – to crowd something from one where certain kinds of
rubble – broken or together place to another plants and animals live and
crumbled material from grow
a building graceful – moving chamber – a room or
smoothly and with ease enclosed area that has a variety – to have several,
debris – pieces of broken special purpose or more than one
things stranded – unable to
leave a place scarce – not enough of species – a group of
timbers – large pieces of something organisms that produces
organisms of the same
wood used for building concluded – to make a
kind
decision or form an obstacles – things that
constructed – something opinion get in the way
banned – against the rules
that is built
or the law
transfers – to move
something from one radiation – the invisible
place to another transfer of energy by
waves through empty
space
 Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 4-Unbreakable Spirit
Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20
Riding Freedom The Right Dog Hercules’ Quest Harvesting Hope: The Sacagawea
for the Job Story of Cesar Chavez
escorted – to have gone reward – to give acquire – to gain overcome – to solve or territory – an area of
with someone as a guide something in return for something through conquer a difficulty land
or protector doing something one’s own effort
association – a group of accompany – to go
swelled – to grow larger graduate – to complete unfortunate – unlucky people officially organized somewhere with
than usual or having undeserved for a certain purpose someone
symbol – something that bad luck
relied – to depend on stands for something capitol – a building in which proposed – suggested
someone to do else coerce – to try to a government meets to
something force them to act in a create laws interpreter – translates
foster – to take care of certain way by using words from one
reputation – general someone else’s animal or pressure or threats drought – little or no rain language to another
opinions of a person child
boasted – to speak dedicate – to devote to a duty – his or her job or
worthy – something that disobey – to not follow with too much pride special purpose responsibility
is useful or valuable orders about something
publicity – information supplies – important
churning – to stir up and confidence – strong beamed– to smile widely given out to get attention items that people need
moving with great force belief in your abilities
glared – to give a fixed violence – the use of route – a road or path
situation – what is patiently – calmly and and angry stare physical force to cause between two places
happening at a specific without complaining harm
time or place ceased – to stop or corps – a group that
confesses – admit to come to an end conflicts – to have works together
deserve – to have a right something that is true problems or
to or earn something or admits to have done declared – to say disagreements with each clumsy – awkward or
something wrong something strongly other done without skill
defended – to protect
something for a physical ceremony – an event devised – to plan in one’s horizon – the place at landmark – a familiar or
or verbal attack that celebrates mind which the earth and sky easily seen object that
something special meet identifies a place
satisfied – to feel happy resourceful – to use
with things that have performs – to do a task your imagination in a brilliant – very bright
happened or the work difficult situation
done
 Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 5-Change It Up
Lesson 21 Lesson 22
The World According I Could Do That!
to Humphrey Esther Morris Gets
Women the Vote
appreciate – to know politics – the work of
what is good about forming and running
something governments
blaring – making a loud, intelligent – to have the
unpleasant noise ability to learn, think, and
understand
combination – a mixture
disorderly – behaving in a
way that is out of control
promptly – to do
or against the rules
something right away
approve – to like and agree
introduce – to present with it
something for the first
time polls – the places where
people go to vote
nocturnal – animals and
people active mostly at legislature – a group of
night people who make laws for
a state or country
feats – difficult actions
amendment – a change
effort – to try hard to made to correct or add
do something something
suggest – to put candidates – people who
are hoping to be chosen
forward an idea
for a job or to win an
election
racket – a loud,
bothersome noise
informed – to have
information or knowledge
denied – not allowed
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The Ever-Living Tree: Owen & Mzee: The The Fun They Had
The Life & Times of True Story of a
a Coast Redwood Remarkable Friendship
resources – an available bond – a feeling of close progress – improving
supply of something friendship
that can be used when calculated – to work with
needed suffered – to feel pain or numbers to find an
great sadness answer
dense – to have its parts
intruder – one who enters
packed together closely dispute – to say that
a place without permission
something is not true
evaporate – when liquids
companion – someone who
become gases centuries – periods of
spends time with you
one hundred years
shallow – not deep enclosure – an area that is
fenced off and used for a superior – better than
moisture– tiny drops of special purpose other things of its type
water in the air or on a
surface inseparable – people or insert– to put one object
things that are always inside another
civilized – an advanced together
society with reasonable waste – to spend or
laws charged – to move quickly throw away something
toward something thoughtlessly
continent – a main
landmass of Earth chief – the most inspector – a person who
important or largest part checks to make sure
opportunities – chances that things are working
exhausted – tired and no
for a person to do
energy
something mechanical – a machine
with movable working
affection – a feeling of
customs – common parts
fondness for someone or
ways of behaving in a
something
society average – typical or
normal
independent – to not rely
on something
 Journeys 4th Grade Vocabulary Unit 6-Paths to Discovery
Lesson 26 Lesson 27 Lesson 28 Lesson 29 Lesson 30
The Girl Who The Frog in the Museums: Save Timber Woods! Mystery at
Loved Spiders Milk Pail Worlds of Wonder Reed’s Pond
peculiar – something odd shortage – not enough apologize – to say “I’m defended – a person who appreciate – to know
or unusual of something sorry” protects something what is good about
from a physical or something
intends – to plan to do a betrayed – to do genuine – a person who is verbal attack
task in the future something to disappoint sincere and honest effort – to try hard to
or let someone down satisfied – to feel happy do something
captured – a person triumph – a victory or with things that have
that is caught while species – a group of success happened or the work denied – not allowed to
trying to get away organisms that that has been done have something
produces organisms of source – what makes,
nourishing – to give the same kind causes, or begins confidence – a strong informed – to have
people what they need something belief in your abilities information or
to grow and live continent – one of the knowledge
main landmasses of registered – displayed or symbol – something that
isolated – a place that is Earth recorded on an stands for something shallow – not deep
separated or far from instrument or machine else
other places scarce – there is not resources – an available
enough of it display – something boasted – spoke with supply of something
obtain – to get shown publicly too much pride about that can be used when
something as a result of focus– to pay attention something needed
work or planning to something concluded – to make a
decision or form an resourceful – to use average – typical or
assist – to help that convey – to opinion your imagination in a normal
person communicate something difficult situation
or make it known obstacles – things that suffered – to feel pain
favor – an act of get in the way brilliant – very bright or great sadness
kindness that someone alert – to be wide awake
does, even though he or and paying attention affect – to cause a publicity – to give out inspector – a person who
she does not have to change in something information to the public checks to make sure
introduce – to present that things are working
condition – to be sick or something for the first vast – extremely large in territory – an area of
out of shape time amount, size, or area land progress – to make
improvement
memorable – something opportunities – chances proposed – suggested
worth remembering for a person to do
something