New+Vocabulary+100809+CS

In the table below put in five new or interesting words that you have learned in your literature circle book. Put what you think the word means and then look up the word and write down its definition. christian


 * 1. || My meaning: shorthand-something local ||
 * || Definition any system for writing fast by using special symbols in place of letter. ||
 * 2. || My meaning:embrace-a special brace ||
 * || Defintion:to hold closely in one's arms showing fondness or love ||
 * 3. || My meaning:pneumonia- a relly bad desiese ||
 * || Definition; a disease in which lungs become inflated and a watery fluid collects in them. ||
 * 4. || My meaning:jock-a mean name ||
 * || Definition:a slang word ||
 * 5. || My meaning:ornithologist-a person that knows a lot about nature ||
 * || Definition:a person that studies the science of birds ||