Columbus Day Song from Focabulary

nannywoo (United States of America)
This song was on Flocabulary's website for October 2011 [http://www.flocabulary.com/age-of-exploration/], and I used Vocabgrabber to get a word list. I found Flocabulary through an article in Visual Thesaurus.
188 words 26 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First极速168赛车 377936e02ce27ce724b98272ce20c0e0
Print Flashcards极速168赛车 902a441ff479f3adacbe4135eb3a3334

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. act
    behave in a certain manner
  2. acting
    the performance of a part or role in a drama
  3. Africa
    the second largest continent
  4. age
    how long something has existed
  5. America
    North America and South America and Central America
  6. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  7. around
    in the area or vicinity
  8. Asia
    the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population
  9. at sea
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  10. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
  11. back
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
  12. best
    having the most positive qualities
  13. better
    superior to another in excellence or quality or desirability
  14. better off
    in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
  15. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  16. build
    make by combining materials and parts
  17. building
    the act of constructing something
  18. button
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats
  19. cake
    baked good based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
  20. captain
    the leader of a group of people
  21. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
  22. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  23. celestial navigation
    navigating according to the positions of the stars
  24. century
    a period of 100 years
  25. check
    examine to determine accuracy or quality
  26. chocolate
    a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
  27. Christopher Columbus
    Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
  28. circumnavigate
    travel completely around something
  29. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  30. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  31. Columbian
    of or relating to Christopher Columbus
  32. Columbus
    Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
  33. cost
    be priced at
  34. country
    the territory occupied by a nation
  35. cousin
    the child of your aunt or uncle
  36. crack
    a narrow opening
  37. cruise
    travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
  38. dangerous
    involving or causing risk; liable to hurt or harm
  39. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  40. Dutch
    the people of the Netherlands
  41. early
    at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
  42. east
    the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  43. either
    also, likewise, as well
  44. English
    of or relating to England or its culture or people
  45. Europe
    the 2nd smallest continent
  46. exchange
    the act of changing one thing for another thing
  47. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  48. explore
    travel to or penetrate into
  49. explorer
    someone who travels to unknown regions to make discoveries
  50. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  51. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  52. few
    a small number of the persons or things being discussed
  53. finally
    as the end result of a sequence or process
  54. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  55. flat
    having a surface without a slope; level
  56. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  57. flog
    beat with a whip, rod, or cane
  58. French
    of or pertaining to France or the people of France
  59. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  60. funded
    furnished with funds
  61. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  62. get out
    move out of or depart from
  63. get up
    rise to one's feet
  64. globe
    an object with a spherical shape
  65. go by
    pass by
  66. going
    the act of departing
  67. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
  68. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  69. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
  70. hate
    the emotion of intense dislike
  71. highway
    a major road for any form of motor transport
  72. hit
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  73. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  74. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  75. India
    a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia
  76. Indian
    of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
  77. Indian Ocean
    the 3rd largest ocean
  78. insane
    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
  79. Isabella
    the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
  80. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  81. just
    and nothing more
  82. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  83. kind of
    to some (great or small) extent
  84. knot
    a fastening formed by looping and tying a cord or rope
  85. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
  86. lame
    disabled in the feet or legs
  87. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  88. late
    at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
  89. later
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
  90. lead
    take somebody somewhere
  91. left
    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
  92. let
    actively cause something to happen
  93. like
    having the same or similar characteristics
  94. look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
  95. look back
    look towards one's back
  96. lose
    fail to keep or to maintain
  97. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  98. loved
    held dear
  99. Magellan
    Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain
  100. make
    perform or carry out
  101. malaria
    a disease caused by parasites transmitted by mosquito bite
  102. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
  103. mapping
    (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
  104. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  105. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
  106. navigation
    guidance of ships, planes, or vehicles from place to place
  107. need
    require or want
  108. new
    not of long duration
  109. New World
    the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
  110. ocean
    a large body of water that covers a large part of the earth
  111. October 12
    a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
  112. off
    from a particular thing or place or position
  113. Old
    of a very early stage in development
  114. Old World
    the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
  115. open
    affording free passage or access
  116. opened
    not sealed or having been unsealed
  117. out
    moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
  118. out of
    motivated by
  119. pay
    give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  120. piece
    a separate part of a whole
  121. place
    a point located with respect to surface features of a region
  122. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
  123. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  124. Portuguese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
  125. potato
    an edible tuber native to South America
  126. priceless
    of incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
  127. prince
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign
  128. probably
    with considerable certainty; without much doubt
  129. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
  130. really
    in actual fact
  131. rise
    move upward
  132. round
    having a circular shape
  133. route
    an established line of travel or access
  134. run
    move fast by using one's feet
  135. run through
    use up (resources or materials)
  136. running
    the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
  137. sail
    a large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel
  138. sailor
    any member of a ship's crew
  139. say
    utter aloud
  140. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
  141. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  142. seaweed
    plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
  143. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
  144. share
    assets belonging to an individual person or group
  145. ship
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
  146. sign
    a visible clue that something has happened or is present
  147. signed
    having a handwritten signature
  148. silver
    a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
  149. slack
    not tense or taut
  150. slack off
    become less in amount or intensity
  151. slacking
    the evasion of work or duty
  152. slow
    not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
  153. smallpox
    a contagious viral disease caused by the Variola major virus
  154. snooze
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  155. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
  156. soft
    yielding readily to pressure or weight
  157. Spain
    a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
  158. Spanish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
  159. spectacular
    sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  160. spice
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  161. spit
    the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
  162. star
    a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
  163. start
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  164. stay
    continue in a place, position, or situation
  165. stouthearted
    possessing or displaying courage
  166. sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
  167. suppose
    expect or believe
  168. supposed
    required or under orders
  169. teeth
    the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
  170. tobacco
    aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
  171. tomato
    mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  172. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  173. touched
    having come into contact
  174. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  175. trade route
    a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
  176. trading
    buying or selling securities or commodities
  177. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  178. want
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  179. wanted
    desired or wished for or sought
  180. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  181. way
    how something is done or how it happens
  182. weekly
    a periodical that is published every week
  183. west
    the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
  184. whip
    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash
  185. wondrous
    extraordinarily good or great
  186. world
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  187. yeah
    not only so, but
  188. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
Created on 十月 10, 2011 (updated 十月 10, 2011)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 全国统一开奖网址, soonshin.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.