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Grade 6 Unit 15
Words to Know
Question | Answer |
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candidate | (n.) one who seeks or is proposed for an office or honor |
chemistry | (n.) the science that deals with substances and with the changes that take place when they combine |
civilization | (n.) an advanced degree of social organization, in which sciences, government, etc., are developed; the total culture of a people nation, period, etc. |
complicated | (adj.) quite involved; hard to untangle, solve, analyze, etc. |
economic | (adj.) having to do with the way people produce, distribute, and use wealth |
engineer | (n.) a person skilled in the planning or construction of machinery, roads, bridges, buildings, waterways, etc.; an operator of engines or technical equipment; (v.) to guide the course of; construct or manage |
establish | (v.) to start; organize; prove |
government | (n.) an established political system by which a nation, state, etc. is ruled; person or persons ruling a state, country, city, etc. |
league | (n.) a union of persons or nations formed to help one another; an association |
literature | (n.) the writings of a particular time or place, especially those that have lasting value because of their beauty of style or thought |
patent | (n.) a government document that states that a person or company has exclusive rights to make, use , or sell a new invention; (adj.) protected by a patent; obvious; evident; (v.) to grant a patent to or for |
receipt | (n.) a receiving or being received; a written statement that money, a package, or some other item, has been received; (v.) to mark (a bill) paid; to write a receipt for (goods, etc.) |
represent | (v) to stand for; act in place of; be a symbol of |
sincere | (adj.) free from pretense; honest |
will | (n.) a legal document dealing with the distribution of a person's property after death; power of the mind to decide and do; (v.) to influence by the power of the will; desire |