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soar • thoughtful

soar • verb sympathetic • adjective
Birds and planes soar when they glide A sympathetic person is
or fly high in the sky. understanding of other people’s

problems and tries to help.
Eagles sometimes soar through the air
without flapping their wings. A sympathetic lady gave the hungry
boy some food.
speck • noun
A speck is a small spot or a small Tt
mark.
tally • verb
You can hardly see it, but there is a When you tally numbers or things, you
speck of red ink on my white shirt. count them to find the total.

splendid • adjective David will tally the scores to see which
Something that is splendid is beautiful team won the game.
or magnificent.
tame • adjective
The splendid sunset splashed the sky Something that is tame is gentle and
with pink, orange, and purple streaks. not wild.

strange • adjective The tame deer were not afraid to be
Something that is strange is odd or near us.
unusual.
task • noun
We all stared at the strange sight of A task is a small job or chore.
a man walking down the street on his
My sister’s task is to set the table for
hands.
dinner.
stroll • verb
texture • noun
When you stroll, you take a slow,
relaxed walk. Texture is the way something feels or
looks.
Gina likes to take her time and stroll
past the animals when she goes to A baby’s skin has a soft, smooth
texture like rose petals.
the zoo.

thoughtful • adjective
swift • adjective
A thoughtful person thinks about other
Something that is swift moves very
quickly. people’s feelings and needs.
It was so thoughtful of you to make me
A swift wind quickly blew the
sailboats out to sea. a get-well card when I was sick.

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