Chapters 7 - 10 Vocabulary Words

Word

Page

Definition

alternative
36
other
assistance
39
help from another person
camouflage
58
how a camel blends into a desert
compass
49
a device that uses magnetism to aim a needle north
megaphone
39
a cone-shaped device used to increase the sound of a voice
mysterious
56
hard to know; unexplainable
perspective
34
point of view
plastic
62
an artificial material often used to make unbreakable dishes
promise
43
a statement that one will do something
treasure
55
stored riches; example: gold and silver

WARNING: The vocabulary for this book consists of words and definitions used in the reading. The definitions might not necessarily match those definitions found in the dictionary!


by: Casey Jo Burrus
Bingham, Illinois
updated: March 9, 2010