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thrill • zip

thrill • verb wavy • adjective

Something thrills you when you feel A wavy line has curves and is not
great excitement. straight.

The thought of one day getting to fly My skirt has wavy lines that go up and
to outer space thrills me. down like ocean waves.

tour • noun wealthy • adjective
When you go somewhere interesting, A wealthy person has a lot of money.
you can take a tour of that place to Our wealthy neighbors own three
learn more about it.
cars, two boats, and a house on
My family took a tour of a movie studio an island.
to see how movies are made.
wiggle • verb
Vv You wiggle when you twist and turn
vehicle • noun from side to side in a jerky way.

People ride in vehicles and use them It’s fun to wiggle when you dance.
for moving things.
wild • adjective
Cars, buses, bicycles, and trains are
kinds of vehicles that go on land. A wild animal is not tame and lives
in nature.
victory • noun
A lion is a wild animal that lives on
When you win, you gain a victory.
grasslands and hunts for its food.
The soccer players yelled “Victory!”
after their team won the championship Yy
game.
yelp • verb
voyage • noun You yelp when you cry out quickly and
A voyage is a long trip to a faraway sharply in pain.
place.
The puppy yelped when Chris
My great-grandma took a voyage accidentally stepped on its paw.
across the Pacific Ocean on a big ship.
Zz
Ww
zip • verb
wander • verb
When something zips, it moves fast.
You wander when you walk around
without a purpose or a plan. The antelope zipped across the plain
to escape the hungry lion.
Jake decided to wander around the
mall until it was time for the movie to
start.

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