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Tremendous

• Adjective• Extraordinarily great in size, amount, or

intensity• The people on the boat caught a tremendous

amount of fish!

Cluster

• Noun• A group of things held together; a bunch

• The cluster of grapes looked very tasty!

Increase

• Verb• To make greater in number, size, quantity, or

quality

• Because the little girl’s temperature continued to increase, her mom decided to take her to the doctor.

Release

• Verb• To let go or set free• They released the bird back into the sky once

his wing had healed.

Circulate

• Verb• To move or pass from place to place

• The teacher will circulate around the room while the students take their test.

Damage

• Noun• Injury or harm that reduces value or

usefulness

• The storm did severe damage to the town.

Surge

• Noun• A strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush,

or sweep

• I like to drink Surge to give me a surge of energy!

Simulation

• Noun• Imitation or enactment; used for testing

• NASA performs practice space walk simulations.

Evacuate

• Verb• To leave or empty an area

• People must evacuate the building during a fire drill.

Massive• Adjective• Large, heavy, and bulky

• The pizza was massive. It was even big enough to make the record books!

Funnel

• Noun• A cone shaped tube

• We used a funnel to get the chemical into the bottle.

Ominous

• Adjective• Indicating future danger or harm; threatening • The first battle was ominous in that it was

foreshadowing a violent war!

Debris

• Noun• The remains of anything broken down or

destroyed; rubble; ruins; the left behind remains

• The debris left from the party covered the room from top to bottom.

Collide

• Verb• To strike another with forceful contact; crash

• The cars collided together causing much damage!!

Survive

• Verb• To remain alive through difficult and

challenging circumstances

• Katniss Everdeen had to use her hunting skills to survive the Hunger Games.

Injury

• Noun• Harm or damage• The man had a severe leg injury due to his car

collision.