4th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 20
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| longitude | The Measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian. | New York City's longitude is at 40.7831° N. | position, location, bearings | latitude | Noun |
| illustration | A picture that helps make something easier to understand. | To understand the passage better, Greg looked at the illustration. | drawing, diagram | definition, explanation | Noun |
| distinctive | Something unique to a person that makes them different. | She had a distinctive laugh that everyone knew. | original, unique, characteristic | common, ordinary, regular | Adjective |
| unsuspecting | Not knowing or expecting. | The unsuspecting man fell into the scammer's trap. | innocent, inexperienced, trustful | expecting, knowing, suspecting | Adjective |
| metaphor | A figure of speech where a word or phrase states one thing but means another. | He is a real couch potato is an example of a metaphor. | analogy, allegory, symbol | Noun | |
| effective | Being capable of producing results with success. | The teacher's policies were effective, and students would not bring their phones to class as a result. | compelling, efficient, impressive | incapable, incompetent, useless | Adjective |
| venerable | A quality of being revered or celebrated because of status, ability, or age. | The venerable judge wrote his opinion of the case. | respected, honored, wise | common, disreputable, unimpressive | Adjective |
| appearance | The way someone looks. | His appearance told us that he had slept in his clothes. | image, display, presence | Noun | |
| horizontal | A line that goes right to left or side to side. | There are blue and white horizontal stripes on the sweater. | level, flat, even | vertical, perpendicular, upright | Adjective |
| fluency | Capable of speaking or writing in a foreign language well. | She was tested on her fluency in French. | expressiveness, fluid, facility | inarticulate, not proficient | Adjective |
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