Grade_03 : Word group 04

Contains spoilers — every word's spelling is shown below.

1. Daffodil / dˈæfʌdˌɪl / NOUN Origin: Old French or French

   a yellow or white spring flower

2. Daughter / dˈɔtɝ / NOUN Origin: Old English

   a female child

3. Decomposer / decomposer / NOUN Origin: Latin

   an organism that breaks down dead matter

4. Desert / dˈɛzɝt / NOUN Origin: Latin

   a very dry area with little rain

5. Digit / ˈdɪʤɪt / NOUN Origin: Latin

   a thing, object, place, or idea called digit

6. Discourage / dɪskˈɝɪdʒ / VERB Origin: Latin

   to make someone lose confidence

7. Dividend / dˈɪvɪdˌɛnd / NOUN Origin: Latin

   the number being divided

8. Double / ˈdəbəl / NOUN Origin: Old English

   a common English word meaning double

9. Drift / drˈɪft / VERB Origin: Old English

   to move slowly without control

10. Duo / dˈuoʊ / NOUN Origin: Latin

    a pair of people or things

11. Editor / ˈɛdʌtɝ / NOUN Origin: Latin

    a person who prepares writing for publication

12. Elementary / ˌɛlʌmˈɛntri / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin

    basic or related to primary school

13. Encyclopedia / ɪnsˌaɪklʌpˈidiʌ / NOUN Origin: Greek

    a reference work containing information on many subjects

14. Equation / ɪkwˈeɪʒʌn / NOUN Origin: Greek

    a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

15. Evaporation / ɪvˌæpɝˈeɪʃʌn / NOUN Origin: Latin

    the process of changing from liquid into vapor

16. Exact / ɪɡzˈækt / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

    fully correct and precise

17. Expanded / ɪkspˈændʌd / VERB Origin: Latin

    became or made larger

18. Fair / fɛr / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

    having the quality described as fair

19. Favourite / ˈfeɪvərɪt / ADJECTIVE Origin: English or Germanic

    liked more than others

20. Fewer / fjˈuɝ / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

    a smaller number

21. Firm / fˈɝm / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

    strong and not easily bent

22. Flop / flˈɑp / VERB Origin: Old English

    to fall or move in a loose heavy way

23. Follow / fˈɑloʊ / VERB Origin: Old English

    to go after or move behind

24. Found / faʊnd / NOUN Origin: Old English

    a common English word meaning found

25. Frequency / frˈikwʌnsi / NOUN Origin: Latin

    how often something happens

26. Fulcrum / fˈʊlkrʌm / NOUN Origin: Latin

    the point on which a lever rests

27. Gaze / ɡˈeɪz / VERB Origin: Old French or French

    to look steadily at something

28. Giggle / ɡˈɪɡʌl / VERB Origin: Old English

    to laugh quietly in short bursts

29. Gold / ɡˈoʊld / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

    a valuable yellow metal

30. Grain / ɡrˈeɪn / NOUN Origin: Old French or French

    a small hard seed used as food