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Five Week Vocab Ben
Five Week vocab challenge 4 science and i made it me nobody else
Vocab Word | Definition |
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adjacent | having a common endpoint or border; next to |
approach | to move or become near or nearer to something or someone |
assert | to state something in a strong and definite way |
assume | to think that something is true to probably true without knowing for sure |
chapter | one of the main sections of the book |
complicated | complex, intricate |
comprehend | to grasp or understand what something is or how it works |
concept | an idea of what something is or how it works |
consist | to be composed of or made up of |
consult | to talk about something with someone in order to make a decision |
contribute | to give something, such as money, goods, or time to help a person, group, cause, or organization |
criteria | something that is used as a reason for making a judgement or decision |
define | to explain the meaning of a word, phrase, etc |
derive | to have something as a source; to come from something |
devote | to commit by a solemn act |
distort | to change the natural. normal, or original shape, appearance, or sound of something in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing. |
empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience. |
environment | conditions that surround someone or something that influence or affect the growth, health progress, etc., of something or someone |
establish | to cause someone or something to be widely known and accepted |
expand | to increase in size, range, or amount, to become bigger. |
feasible | possible to do |
formulate | to put into a systematized statement or expression. |
guarantee | to make a promise that whatever you are selling, doing, etc., is what you say it is. |
ignore | to refuse to show that you hear or see something or someone |
implicit | understood even though its not clearly stated |
individual | of, relating to, or existing as just one member or part of a larger group. |
intense | having or showing a characteristic in extreme degree. |
involve | to have or include someone or something as a part of something |
magnitude | the size, extent, or importance of something |
mathematics | the science and relationships between numbers, quantities, and shapes. |
modify | to change some parts of something while not changing other parts. |
obtain | to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort |
passive | acted on by an external agency; receptive to outside impressions or influences. |
pertinent | relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed. |
portion | a part of something that is shared with other people |
precede | to be, go, or come ahead or in front of. |
prime | the earliest stage; the chief or best individual or part. |
publish | to produce or release for distribuition |
range | a series of numbers including the highest and lowest possible amounts |
respective | belonging or relating to each one of the people or things that have been mentioned |
role | a part that someone or something has in a particular activity or situation |
select | chosen from a group to include the best people or things |
shift | to move or to cause something or someone to move to a different place, positions, etc. |
simultaneous | happening, existing or occurring at the same time; exact coincidence |
specify | to name or state explicitly or in detail |
status | the position or rank of someone or something when compared to other is a society, organization, group, etc. |
suffice | to be or provide as much as is needed |
technique | a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill |
theory | an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain fats or events |
transmit | to send information, sound, etc. in the form of electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc |
usage | the way in which words and phrases are actually used (as in a particular form or sense) in a language community; a noun of use. |
verbal | of, relating to, or consisting of words |