Second Grade - Practice Vocabulary Word List

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Vocabulary Words - Second Grade - D:

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  • daily
    (adj.) Happening or done every day.

  • dance
    (v.) To move your body to music.
    (n.) A party where people move their bodies to music.

  • dark
    (adj.) With no light.
    (adj.) Closer in color to black than white.

  • dart
    (n.) A small, pointed object that you throw.

  • date
    (n.) A particular day of the month or year.
    (n.) A social meeting.
    (v.) To discover the time something came from.
    (v.) To go on a date with someone.

  • deck
    (n.) An outdoor floor or platform.
    (n.) A set of playing cards.

  • desk
    (n.) A piece of furniture with a flat surface that you use for writing and reading.
    (n.) A small, flat table especially for writing.

  • dice
    (n.) Small cubes with one to six dots on the sides that you use to play different games.

  • didn't
    (conjunction) Contraction of did not.

  • die
    (v.) To stop living.

  • dill
    (n.) A plant whose seeds and leaves are used in cooking.

  • dime
    (n.) A coin of the United States and Canada that is worth ten cents.

  • dinosaur
    (n.) A huge reptile which lived on the earth many thousands of years ago.

  • dish
    (n.) A container that you use to hold food.
    (n.) Food cooked as part of a meal.

  • dive
    (v.) To jump into water, especially headfirst.

  • dock
    (n.) A place where boats load and unload.

  • doctor
    (n.) A person whose job it is treat people who are sick.

  • dollar
    (n.) The money used in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

  • dolly
    (n.) A small toy baby or person.
    (n.) A cart with two or four wheels that you use to move heavy objects.

  • don't
    (v.) Contraction of do not.

  • down
    (adv.) Toward a lower place or position.

  • drag
    (v.) To pull something along the ground, often because it is too heavy to carry.

  • draw
    (v.) To make a picture of something with a pencil or a pen.

  • dress
    (n.) A piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and some or all of her legs.
    (v.) To put on clothes.

  • drip
    (v.) To fall in drops.



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