Diver and the DolphinsDiver and the Dolphins

Vocabularyp. 136

Vocabularyp. 136

Skill: SynonymsSkill: Synonyms

Words with similar meanings are called synonyms. You can often figure out the meaning of an unknown word by finding a clue in the words around it. Sometimes this clue is a synonym.

Words with similar meanings are called synonyms. You can often figure out the meaning of an unknown word by finding a clue in the words around it. Sometimes this clue is a synonym.

Read the paragraph on the next slide. Notice how wounded helps you understand what injured means.

Read the paragraph on the next slide. Notice how wounded helps you understand what injured means.

Dolphins are highly intelligent sea mammals. They cooperatewith other fish and are able to skillfully communicate withhumans. Many dolphins take an interest in human activities. They’ve been known to save injured or wounded swimmersand desperate boaters who would have been doomedotherwise. Divers have often told stories about dolphins whohave hovered near them, seeming to watch out for theirsafety.

How did wounded help you understand what injured meant?

How did wounded help you understand what injured meant?

hovered ( verb)hovered ( verb)

To stay in or near one place; wait nearby

The dogs hovered near the kitchen door, hoping to be fed.

To stay in or near one place; wait nearby

The dogs hovered near the kitchen door, hoping to be fed.

desperate (adj) desperate (adj)

Ready to try anything; ready to run any risk.

He hadn’t worked in a year and was desperate for a job.

Ready to try anything; ready to run any risk.

He hadn’t worked in a year and was desperate for a job.

communicate ( verb)communicate ( verb)

To give or exchange information or news by speaking, writing, and so on…send and receive messages

We communicate by sending letters to each other.

To give or exchange information or news by speaking, writing, and so on…send and receive messages

We communicate by sending letters to each other.

doomed ( verb)doomed ( verb)

To condemn to an unhappy or terrible fate.

Poor health doomed my cousin to an inactive life.

To condemn to an unhappy or terrible fate.

Poor health doomed my cousin to an inactive life.

dolphins (noun)dolphins (noun)

Any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.

The dolphins swam around me as I playfully threw a ball.

Any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.

The dolphins swam around me as I playfully threw a ball.

cooperate ( verb)cooperate ( verb)

To work together

Everyone cooperated to help clean up after the party.

To work together

Everyone cooperated to help clean up after the party.

injured ( adj.)injured ( adj.)

Wounded or harmed; hurt

The injured leg gave the football player a lot of pain when he played.

Wounded or harmed; hurt

The injured leg gave the football player a lot of pain when he played.