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Word List One, Book 3	caldron Word Lists One and Two, Book 4	Word List One, Book 5
fretwork basket Word List Two, Book 3	basting corn Word List Two, Book 4	ferret Word List 2, Book 5 A prehensile tail is a tail that can be used as a "fifth hand". Prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects. Most of the primates with tails have  prehensile tails. Other animals with prehensile tails include the prehensile- tailed porcupine and the prehensile-tailed  skink. The term prehensile is sometimes incorrectly used when "agile" is meant; but the term means "able to grasp" (from the Latin prehendere, the root of "comprehend" and "apprehend").  From TheFreeDictionary.com prehensile tail
Greek monastery Word List Three, Book 3	awning Word List Three, Book 4	Word List 3, Book 5 floes Prefix: re-; Suffix: -able; Base Word: social
sobbing pig Word List 4, Book 3	nosegay Word List 4, Book 4 Latin Prefixes ben-, bene-, and mal-	billow Word List 4, Book 5
ship's helm Word List 5, Book 3	chasm Word List 5, Book 4	Native American wigwam Word List 5, Book 5
Word List 6, Book 3 crock	aviary Word List 6, Book 4	Word List 6, Book 5 chassis
Word List 7, Book 3 cast of Star Trek	skein of yarn Word List 7, Book 4 Latin Roots: Pater, Patri	Word List 7, Book 5 The man and building appear to be oblique in this picture.
Word List 8, Book 3 a cur, or mongrel	cogs Word Lists 8 and 7, Book 4	Word List 8, Book 5 oasis in a desert
Word List 9, Book 3 a man between petrified trees	ewer Word Lists 9 and 8, Book 4 precipice	Word List 9, Book 5 dress with a bustle
lodge for hunters or fishermen Word List 10, Book 3	eddy Word Lists 10 and 9, Book 4	Word List 10, Book 5 Want more fun?  Here's another one for Word List 10, Book 5! a horse in a halter
bale of hay bale of cotton Word List 11, Book 3	cold, mountainous terrain Word Lists 11 and 10, Book 4	Word List 11, Book 5 gnome
Word List 12, Book 3 spigot	casks Word Lists 12 and 11, Book 4 Latin Prefix: epi-	Word List 12, Book 5 lei of flowers
	Chapter Four Review (Lists 10, 11, & 12)
Word List 13, Book 3	tendril Word Lists 13 and 12, Book 4 Hangman - List 13, Book 4 More Fun with List 13! Latin Prefix: pro-	shrew Word List 13, Book 5
Word List 14, Book 3	Word Lists 14 and 13, Book 4	equestrian
Word List 15, Book 3 twine	yawl Word Lists 15 and 14, Book 4 Prefixes: aster-, astro-, dis-, in-, non-	Word List 15, Book 5 festooned cable
Chapter Five Review, Book 3	Chapter Five Review, Book 4	Chapter Five Review, Book 5
horns of two oxen lashed to a yoke Word List 16, Book 3	Flounce on a Skirt (black section) Word Lists 16 and 15, Book 4	tenement Word List 16, Book 5
Word List 17, Book 3 The United States Capitol Building in our nation's capital, Washington, D. C.	Word List 17, Book 4 Students painting a mural	Word List 17, Book 5 Laminated flooring