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3rd Grade Vocabulary Words

• Definition: an employee on a bus or train who is in charge of its passengers, collects fares or tickets, etc.

• Sentence: I handed the conductor conductor my ticket to ride on the train.

conductorconductor

barrenbarren• Definition:

unproductive; unfruitful

• Sentence: There are almost no plants in the barrenbarren desert.

nougatnougat• Definition: a chewy or brittle

candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.

• Sentence: I love candy that has nougat nougat wrapped in chocolate.

elf• Definition: A small, often

mischievous creature considered to have magical powers.

• Sentence: Did you see the Christmas elf elf at the mall on Christmas Eve?

  wildernesswilderness• Definition: a wild and

uncultivated region like a forest or desert

• Sentence: The two men were lost in the wilderness for three days.

rustlerustle• Definition: to cause such

sounds by moving or stirring something.

• Sentence: My sister was afraid when she heard the rustlerustle of leaves.

  flickeredflickered

• Definition: To burn unsteadily

• Sentence: The candle flickeredflickered and then went out.

prancedpranced

• Definition: to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper.

• Sentence: The children prancedpranced excitedly around the room.

harnessharness• Definition: the combination

of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.

• Sentence: The harnessharness on the reindeer had bells on it.

ocean linerocean liner• Definition: an oceangoing

passenger ship.

• Sentence: We went on an ocean liner ocean liner when our family went on a cruise.