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Christmas Vocabulary

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  • The young explorer had an ENCOUNTER with a polar bear near the ice one morning - it was the first time he'd ever seen one!
    meeting, encounter, interaction, come across
  • Once the storm started, the snow began to ACCUMULATE quickly - I think we have about four inches already!
    gather together, collect, assemble, pile up
  • The coldest city in the world is in Siberia, Russia. The FRIGID temperatures often don't rise above -58 degrees.
    freezing, extremely cold
  • Weather forcasters PREDICT that the snow will begin early this morning.
    Estimate, forecast, guess
  • The only way my mom can PERSUADE us to come inside from the snow is by making her famous hot chocolate.
    talk someone into, convince, make, get, influence
  • Some citites AVOID using salt to melt snow because it is harmful to the environment. Instead, they use beet juice or pickle brine.
    stay away from, keep away from, don't do it
  • Every winter, grizzly bears REFUSE to leave their den. Instead, they hibernate until the weather gets warmer.
    say no to
  • My brother and I couldn't decide whether to CONSTRUCT an igloo or a snowman with all of the freshly fallen snow.
    Build, put up, set up,
  • Before driving anywhere during the snowstorm, Becca had to EVALUATE the safety of the roads. She decided to stay home because they were too icy!
    assess, judge, estimate, check something out,
  • My sweater is very UNIQUE - my grandma knitted it herself, and I have never seen another one quite like it.
    special, different, one of a kind