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Vocabulary 9-23-15
Vocabulary from Vocabulary Connections and Alphabetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to understand |
| progressive | new ideas or ways to do something |
| illustrate | to show or to make a picture |
| prediction | to decide what will happen in the future |
| benefit | to help or make people's lives better |
| bifocal | glasses with 2 lenses |
| patent | to have the government protect your ideas |
| established | to start or begin |
| founder | a person who establishes or starts something |
| significant | very important |
| tempest | to be stormy or swiling |
| cascades | water that tumbles or falls down |
| departure | to leave or to go away |
| pivot | to turn the body to the left and right |
| midstream | the middle of a river |
| ordeal | a difficult or challenging time |
| lifeline | a rope thrown to rescue someone |
| shoreline | the side of a river or area of water |
| backpacking | to carry supplies for hiking or camping |
| remote | distant or far away from others |