02/24/2025

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

□ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 15

□ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 15 x 4, defs x 1, 5 sentences using 2 vocabulary words.

1. economic  adj. – relating to trade, industry, or money

2. independence  n. – the quality of being able to look after yourself and not need money, help, or permission from other people

3. vacant  adj. – somewhere that is vacant is available because it is not being used

4. overrun  v. – to spread over

5. scrawl  v. – to write or draw poorly or carelessly

6. important  adj. – valuable, useful, or necessary

7. value  n./v. – how much money something could be sold for; to judge how much money something could be sold for

8. cornerstone  n. – something very important that something else depends on

9. headlong  adv. – quickly and directly

10. blast  v. – to break through rock using explosives

11. adventurous  adj. – willing to try new or difficult things; exciting and often dangerous

12. lay out  phr. – to arrange something on a flat surface

13. glance  v. – to give a quick short look

14. spring up  phr. – to start to exist suddenly

15. unhitch  v. – unhook or unfasten (something tethered to or caught on something else)