The document is a letter containing vocabulary words and their definitions for a student. It defines and provides examples for the following words: apologize, genuine, cardboard, ambulance, weekdays, harmless, and slithered. The letter encourages the student to think about when they needed to apologize or what weekdays are like in their house.

1. Dear Mr. Winston Vocabulary

2. apologize– to say one is sorry; to make an apology When you apologize you tell someone that you are sorry. Liam was sorry for breaking the vase, so he came to apologize. Tell about a time you needed to apologize?

3. genuine – real If something is genuine, it is real or true. A genuine person is sincere and natural. What is an antonym for genuine?

4. cardboard– a heavy, stiff paper used to make boxes and posters Cardboard is a very stiff and heavy paper used to make boxes. Sarah mailed the cookies in a cardboard box to keep them from breaking. How is cardboard different from regular paper?

5. ambulance– a special vehicle that carries sick or injured people to a hospital An Ambulance is designed to carry injured or sick people to the hospital safely. After Andrew was injured, an ambulance drove him to the hospital. How can you tell if an ambulance is taking someone to the hospital?

6. weekdays– the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday TheWeekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ,and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday we have pancakes for breakfast, but on weekdays we have oatmeal. What are regular weekdays like at your house?

7. harmless– causing no injury Anything that is harmless cannot do damage or hurt you. Crayons have to be harmless to protect young children from injury. What is a synonym for harmless?

8. slithered - moved like a snake Slithered means “slid or glided like a snake”. The dog slid under the house to fetch the tennis ball and then slithered back out. What other animals could slithered describe?