Reading Vocabulary

4. bodies of water smaller than a lake
8. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time
10. to be an addition
12. the past of follow
16. in or to a higher place than;over
17. the plural of root
18. to give attention with the ear;pay attention for the purpose of hearing
19. of or relating to the front; situated in or at the front
21. to provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need;aid;assist
22. wet, soft dirt
25. a part of the body of a plant that develops downward into the soil
28. armlike divisions of the stem of a tree or shrub
29. the acts of discovering
30. the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface;ocean
32. a fish that lures prey with a fleshy lobe attached to a filament that arises from the snout and hangs in front of the mouth. Most anglerfishes have a very large head and wide mouth, with a small body and tail
34. plural of leaf
36. the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus;earth
37. creatures other than a human being
38. so as no longer to be supported by, resting on, etc
42. giving off bright light or heat without flame
43. the past of plant
45. the vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface
47. a group of students meeting regularly
49. the plural of stick
51. extending far down from the top or surface

1. to leap or spring off the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort
2. to make (a house, etc.) by putting together parts
3. the lowest or deepest part of anything
5. a sea creature having a soft, oval body and eight tentacles with suckers on them
6. formally engaged in studying, learning, or training at a school
7. the plural of child
9. involving responsibility
11. having very little or no light
13. the planet on which human beings live, third in order from the sun
14. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large, closed-off areas so that the public can view them
15. plural of foot
20. natural streams of water flowing in a definite course
23. free from moisture;not wet
24. exciting the attention;intriguing
26. the way or manner of arranging things to follow one after another; succession
27. timber or lumber
31. a stinging, jellylike sea creature
33. becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity
35. the past tense of visit
39. the part of a room that forms its lower surface and upon which one walks
40. a closed curve consisting of all the points at a given distance from the center
41. the plural of plant
44. to infer or guess at (something not expressed) from what is read, considered, or observed
46. a large, long motor vehicle equipped with seating for passengers
48. the past of sing
50. the past of know