Horace, Morris, but Mostly Dolores

Vocabulary and Amazing WordsSecond Grade Reading

Vocabulary• adventure

• climbed

• greatest

• truest

• clubhouse

• exploring

• wondered• downhearted

• sewer

adventure• An exciting experience.

climbed• Went upward.

greatest• The best or most wonderful.

truest• The most real or loyal.

clubhouse• A house or structure where

a group meets.

exploring• Going someplace to

discover what it is like.

wondered• Wanted to know more.

downhearted• Very sad.

sewer• Underground pipes that

carry away waste.

Amazing Words• appreciate• communicate

• respect

• demand

• firmly

• advantage

• defiant

• ferocious

appreciate• To feel grateful or thankful

for something.

communicate• To talk to each or keep in

touch in other ways such as writing, email, texting, or sign language.

respect• A feeling of high regard you

have for another person.

demand• To order someone to do

something.

firmly• To say something in a

determined way that shows you won’t change your mind.

advantage• To be in a better or more

favorable position than someone else.

defiant• Openly disobedient or

challenging to someone else.

ferocious• To be powerful, violent, or

fierce.