Transcript Polar Express Vocabulary

Polar Express
Vocabulary Words
polar
• Definition: North Pole,
snow, ice
• Sentence: Did you know
that in polar regions you
can see a lot of snow and
ice.
express
• Definition: takes you
somewhere, quickly
• Sentence: When I buy
less than ten items at
Wal Mart, I can use
the express lane.
rustle
• Definition:
movement with soft
fluttering sounds.
• Sentence: I could
hear the leaves
rustle in the wind.
conductor
• Definition: person
who takes your ticket
on a train
• Sentence: I had to
give the conductor
my ticket to ride on
the train.
nougat
• Definition: a white candy
center
• Sentence: I love candy that
has nougat wrapped in
chocolate.
barren
• Definition: open space,
hardly anything lives
there
• Sentence: There are
almost no plants in the
barren desert.
pranced
• Definition: excited,
jumped up
• Sentence: The children
pranced excitedly
around the room in their
new Halloween
costumes.
lurch
• Definition: to move
suddenly, jerk
forward
• Sentence: The train
will lurch as it starts
to roll.