WordMasters Contest #3, Grade 3
The third contest will be the week of April 16th on whatever day you have Reading/Language
group.
Don't forget to study the words from the first and second lists also.
(corral)
▸ noun: a pen for cattle
▸ verb: collect or gather ("Corralling votes for an election")
▸ verb: arrange wagons so that they form a corral
▸ verb: enclose in a corral ("Corral the horses")
(fling)
▸ noun: the act of flinging
▸ noun: a brief indulgence of your impulses
▸ noun: a usually brief attempt
▸ verb: move in an abrupt or headlong manner
▸ verb: throw with force or recklessness ("Fling the frisbee")
▸ verb: throw or cast away
▸ verb: indulge oneself
valiant)
▸ adjective: having or showing valor ("A valiant attempt to prevent the hijack")
(valor)
▸ noun: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when
facing danger (especially in battle) ("He received a medal for valor")
(cloudburst)
▸ noun: a heavy rain
(hush)
▸ noun: (poetic) tranquil silence
▸ verb: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata
and valuable minerals
▸ verb: wash by removing particles
▸ verb: become quiet or still; fall silent ("Hush my babay!")
▸ verb: cause to be quiet or not talk
▸ verb: become quiet or quieter
(blurry)
▸ adjective: indistinct or hazy in outline ("The trees were just blurry shapes")
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(coop)
▸ noun: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept
▸ noun: a farm building for housing poultry
(howl)
▸ noun: a long loud emotional utterance ("He gave a howl of pain")
▸ noun: a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound ("The howl of the wind
made him restless")
▸ noun: the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
▸ verb: emit long loud cries ("Howl with sorrow")
▸ verb: cry loudly, as of animals ("The coyotes were howling in the desert")
▸ verb: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
▸ verb: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles ("The wind was howling in
the trees")
(dim)
▸ verb: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
▸ verb: make dim or lusterless ("Time had dimmed the silver")
▸ verb: become dim or lusterless ("The lights dimmed and the curtain rose")
▸ verb: become or make darker
▸ verb: become vague or indistinct
▸ verb: make dim by comparison or conceal
▸ adjective: lacking in light; not bright or harsh ("A dim light beside the bed")
▸ adjective: lacking clarity or distinctness ("A dim figure in the distance")
▸ adjective: made dim or less bright ("The dimmed houselights brought a hush of
anticipation")
▸ adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity ("Never met
anyone quite so dim")
▸ adjective: offering little or no hope ("Took a dim view of things")
(precipice)
▸ noun: a very steep cliff
(nudge)
▸ noun: a slight push or shake
▸ verb: push into action by pestering or annoying gently
▸ verb: to push against gently ("She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter
the restaurant")
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(dull)
▸ verb: make less lively or vigorous ("Middle age dulled her appetite for travel")
▸ verb: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness ("The
varnished table top dulled with time")
▸ verb: make dull in appearance ("Age had dulled the surface")
▸ verb: make dull or blunt ("Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge")
▸ verb: become less interesting or attractive
▸ verb: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
▸ verb: make numb or insensitive
▸ adjective: being or made softer or less loud or clear ("The dull boom of distant
breaking waves")
▸ adjective: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against
something relatively soft ("The dull thud")
▸ adjective: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility ("A dull gaze")
▸ adjective: (of business) not active or brisk ("Business is dull (or slow)")
▸ adjective: emitting or reflecting very little light ("A dull glow")
▸ adjective: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted ("Dull greens and
blues")
▸ adjective: darkened with overcast ("A dull sky")
▸ adjective: not having a sharp edge or point ("The knife was too dull to be of any
use")
▸ adjective: not keenly felt ("A dull throbbing")
▸ adjective: lacking in liveliness or animation ("He was so dull at parties")
▸ adjective: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness ("A dull play")
▸ adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity ("Although dull
at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray")
(gust)
▸ noun: a strong current of air ("The tree was bent almost double by the gust")
(soar)
▸ noun: the act of rising upward into the air
▸ verb: go or move upward ("The stock market soared after the cease-fire was
announced")
▸ verb: fly upwards or high in the sky
▸ verb: rise rapidly ("The dollar soared against the yes")
▸ verb: fly a plane without an engine
▸ verb: fly by means of a hang glider
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(gleeful)
▸ adjective: full of high-spirited delight
(thud)
▸ noun: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
▸ verb: make a dull sound ("The knocker thudded against the front door")
▸ verb: strike with a dull sound ("Bullets were thudding against the wall")
▸ verb: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
(spurt)
▸ noun: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
▸ verb: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
▸ verb: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
(hardy)
▸ adjective: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
("Hardy explorers of northern Canada")
▸ adjective: able to survive under unfavorable conditions ("Strawberries are hardy
and easy to grow")
▸ adjective: resolute and without fear
(alley)
▸ noun: a narrow street with walls on both sides
▸ noun: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
(shuffle)
▸ noun: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
▸ noun: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
▸ verb: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement ("Shuffle the cards")
▸ verb: walk by dragging one's feet ("He shuffled out of the room")
▸ verb: move about, move back and forth ("He shuffled his funds among different
accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS")
(bulky)
▸ adjective: of large size for its weight
(limb)
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▸ noun: the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
("The limb of the sextant")
▸ noun: either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip ("The upper limb of
the bow")
▸ noun: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or
grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
▸ noun: (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or
the moon or a planet
▸ noun: any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
▸ noun: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm
(drizzle)
▸ noun: very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
▸ verb: rain lightly ("When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant")
▸ verb: moisten with fine drops ("Drizzle the meat with melted butter")
(antique)
▸ noun: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a
former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
▸ noun: an elderly man
▸ verb: shop for antiques
▸ verb: give an antique appearance to ("Antique furniture")
▸ adjective: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age ("The
beautiful antique French furniture")
▸ adjective: out of fashion ("A suit of rather antique appearance")
▸ adjective: belonging to or lasting from times long ago ("The antique fear that
days would dwindle away to complete darkness")
(smear)
▸ noun: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for
cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
▸ noun: slanderous defamation
▸ noun: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
▸ noun: a blemish made by dirt
▸ verb: make a smudge on; soil by smudging
▸ verb: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
▸ verb: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it ("Smear the wall with
paint")
▸ verb: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and
reputation of someone
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