Reading Vocabulary

2. the past of sing
3. free from moisture;not wet
4. the part of a room that forms its lower surface and upon which one walks
7. a closed curve consisting of all the points at a given distance from the center
9. plural of foot
10. to leap or spring off the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort
12. the lowest or deepest part of anything
13. the past of follow
16. plural of leaf
18. to be an addition
19. formally engaged in studying, learning, or training at a school
20. the plural of child
22. the past of know
25. involving responsibility
26. having very little or no light
29. 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
31. the past tense of visit
32. the planet on which human beings live, third in order from the sun
34. becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity
37. the plural of root
38. creatures other than a human being
40. the vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface
42. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time
43. timber or lumber
44. a group of students meeting regularly
45. bodies of water smaller than a lake

1. so as no longer to be supported by, resting on, etc
2. the plural of stick
3. extending far down from the top or surface
5. a sea creature having a soft, oval body and eight tentacles with suckers on them
6. to make (a house, etc.) by putting together parts
8. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large, closed-off areas so that the public can view them
9. of or relating to the front; situated in or at the front
11. the past of plant
12. a large, long motor vehicle equipped with seating for passengers
14. to give attention with the ear;pay attention for the purpose of hearing
15. the acts of discovering
17. the way or manner of arranging things to follow one after another; succession
21. exciting the attention;intriguing
23. wet, soft dirt
24. armlike divisions of the stem of a tree or shrub
27. in or to a higher place than;over
28. a stinging, jellylike sea creature
30. to provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need;aid;assist
33. the plural of plant
35. natural streams of water flowing in a definite course
36. giving off bright light or heat without flame
37. to infer or guess at (something not expressed) from what is read, considered, or observed
39. the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus;earth
41. a part of the body of a plant that develops downward into the soil
46. the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface;ocean