Accelerated Math Vocabulary Word List
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activities . . . . . things to do
admission fee . . . . . the cost to go to an event
altogether . . . . . in all
angelfish . . . . . a kind of fish
attendance . . . . . the number of people who are in a place
attended . . . . . went to an event or class
auto . . . . . another word for car
avenue . . . . . another word for a street
B
barbells . . . . . weight-lifting equipment
batch . . . . . a group of things
belong . . . . . is a part of
beluga . . . . . a kind of whale
bigeye tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
blackfin tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
blanks . . . . . the lines where you write the answers
bluefin tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
boot-cut jeans . . . . . a kind of pants
breed . . . . . a certain kind of animal
bulldog . . . . . a kind of dog
C
canceled . . . . . called off
career . . . . . the kind of work someone does
chapter . . . . . a section of a book
chow . . . . . food
classmates . . . . . students in a class
cloth . . . . . fabric
cocoa . . . . . hot chocolate
community center . . . . . a place for people from the same area
company . . . . . a place that makes things to sell
contest . . . . . a competition
cousin . . . . . a family member
creek . . . . . a stream
D
dark-wash jeans . . . . . a kind of pants
daytime . . . . . during the day
depends on . . . . . connected with
describe . . . . . tell about something
dominoes . . . . . a game
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Accelerated Math Vocabulary Word List
E
edging . . . . . a trim around the edge of something
ended . . . . . finished
evenly . . . . . in equal parts
exactly . . . . . no more, no less
example . . . . . a type
extra . . . . . left over
F
fewest . . . . . smallest number of things
finally . . . . . at the end
forward . . . . . the direction that someone or something is facing
G
glitter . . . . . tiny, shiny decorations
gluing . . . . . sticking together with glue
gravel . . . . . small stones
Great Danes . . . . . a kind of dog
guidebook . . . . . a kind of book
H
hallway . . . . . a hall
hazel . . . . . a color
hide-and-seek . . . . . a game
high jump . . . . . a sporting event
hip-hop . . . . . a kind of music
history . . . . . things that happened before now
hobby shop . . . . . a kind of store
I
L
impossible . . . . . not true or can’t happen
Internet . . . . . many connected computers
Irish Setter . . . . . a kind of dog
latest . . . . . the most recent
least . . . . . smallest or smallest amount
location . . . . . where something is
long jump . . . . . a sporting event
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Accelerated Math Vocabulary Word List
M
mako . . . . . a kind of shark
mall . . . . . a large area of connected shops
marathon . . . . . a long running race
meatball . . . . . a small cooked ball of meat
milk shake . . . . . a kind of drink
N
nachos . . . . . corn chips with melted cheese on top
nature trail . . . . . a path through the woods or a park
notepad . . . . . sheets of paper glued together at one end
O
online store . . . . . a store that sells things by computer
opposite . . . . . across from, not beside
outs . . . . . part of the game of baseball
P
packets . . . . . small, thin packages
partly . . . . . somewhat, not completely
pasted . . . . . glued together
performed . . . . . acted
performing (1 and 2) . . . . . 1) playing a musical instrument , 2) doing something
piggy bank . . . . . a pig-shaped container for storing money
pinball . . . . . a kind of game
plain . . . . . without anything added
playhouse . . . . . a tiny house that you can play in
plot . . . . . a small section of land
pop . . . . . a type of music
possible . . . . . as much as you are able to do
push-ups . . . . . a type of exercise
Q
quizzes . . . . . short tests
R
racer . . . . . a person in a race
reasonable . . . . . makes sense
red rover . . . . . a kind of game
relatives . . . . . family members
relay race . . . . . a kind of race where one member of a team races at a time
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Accelerated Math Vocabulary Word List
R
remaining . . . . . what is left over
rental fees . . . . . the money you pay to use something that you don’t own
repeats . . . . . happens again
represent . . . . . show
requires . . . . . must contain
route . . . . . a planned way to get from place to place
rowed . . . . . moved a boat using oars
rushed . . . . . ran
S
salami . . . . . a kind of meat
saves . . . . . collects
scone . . . . . a kind of bread
scrapbook . . . . . a kind of book, made by hand
shown . . . . . can be seen
simmer . . . . . boil very slowly
sit-ups . . . . . a kind of exercise
sketch . . . . . draw a picture
sorted . . . . . divided into groups by type
souvenirs . . . . . objects that help you remember special places you have been
soybean . . . . . a kind of bean
subject . . . . . a kind of class at school
supplying . . . . . giving or selling
T
thresher . . . . . a kind of shark
two-story house . . . . . a house with a second floor
U
unopened . . . . . closed, not opened
W
waste . . . . . garbage
wedges . . . . . pieces with a particular shape
wilderness camp . . . . . a place in the woods to go camping
worksheet . . . . . a piece of paper to answer questions on
Y
yellowfin tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
Yorkshire terrier . . . . . a kind of dog
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