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Academic VocabularyGrade 4, Unit 6, Week 4
rumorrumor
Definition
personal information that is passed
from one person to another, which
may or may not be true
In Context
Someone told the coach a rumor
about Sara, and he didn’t know
whether to believe it.
Part of Speech
Noun
Synonyms
gossip, hearsay
Making Word Connections
rumored, rumoring
More Word Connections
story, word of mouth, people,
untruth
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