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Megan Word Study 2
Vocabulary List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | a(12 year)period of time after the Civil War, in which the South was rebuilt (physically and economically) |
| memorial | something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or holiday |
| summary | a brief statement or account of the main points of something |
| paraphrase | noun-a restatement of a text or passage n another form or other words, often to clarify meaning verb-to restate in a paraphrase |
| cytoplasm | a clear substance that consists of all the contents outside of the nucleus and enclosed within the cell membrane of a cell |
| cell | the smallest unit of living material having major structures within it allowing it to live cell membrane: the soft flexible outside covering of a cell that controls what comes in and out of a cell |
| vacuoles | storage space within the cell. They hold water and other nutrients that the cell needs. They also store waste until the cell can get rid of it. |
| compatible numbers | numbers that are easily to group mentally. "Friendly 10s" |
| associative property | a way to regroup numbers in addition or multiplication problems. (13+2) +5= 13 +(2+5. You would regroup to make calculations simpler, this is another way to solve problems mentally |
| compensation | used in addition or subtraction situations, to make calculations mentally. 73-38, add 2 to 38 the problem is now 73-40, because subtracting a multiple of 10 is easy. you must use your number sense to add 2 back to your answer |
| re- | again |
| con- | together |
| struct | build |