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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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