VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS

Unit 6

BLOSSOM A flower or

group of flowers; the state or time of flowering

To have or produce flowers; to develop, open up, or appear

COLLIDE

To strike against each other with force; to clash

CONSTANT

Never stopping; happening over and over again; staying the same; loyal, steady, or faithful

CONTENT

Pleased with or accepting of; not wanting anything else

An amount that is help or contained; the meaning or subject of

DISTRACT

To draw attention to something else or cause to turn aside; to confuse or disturb

DROUGHT

A long time without rain; a prolonged shortage

FOUL

Unpleasant to the senses; dirty, clogged, or polluted; dishonorable;

Against the rules of a sport of game

A ball that goes outside of the boundary lines

NOBLE

Of high birth or rank; outstanding; of good moral character

Someone of high rank or birth

POLICY

A plan, set of rules, or way to act; a written insurance contract

QUIVER

A case used to hold arrows; a trembling or shaking motion

To shake or tremble

SLIGHT

Small in size or degree; not much; not important

To treat as unimportant; to make light of

To act of neglect or discourtesy

TIDY

Neat and in good order; comfortable or large in amount

To put things in neat or proper order