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STEM and Vocabulary
January 31- February 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| elect | to choose a member or office by voting |
| fight | to try to harm or overpower someone or something with forceful hitting or with weapons |
| haul | to pull or drag with great effort |
| injure | to hurt |
| lick | to pass the tongue over something (usually in order to taste it) |
| open | to free or loosen something from a closed position |
| reach | to stretch out a body part in order to touch or grab something |
| ascend | to go up |
| collapse | to fall down or inward |
| descend | to go down |
| follow | to go after or move behind a person or thing that's in front |
| heave | to raise or lift with great force or effort |
| loiter | to wait around with no purpose or hang out |
| overturn | to turn something over so that it's upside down or on its side |
| pinch | to squeeze between the thumb and finger |
| share | to give a piece of something to another person or others |
| tiptoe | to walk quietly on one's toes |
| berate | to scold angrily for a long time |
| defend | to keep someone or something safe from danger, attack, or harm |
| extend | to stretch something out in order to make it longer |
| grovel | to humiliate one's self and move face down on the ground in order to get mercy or forgiveness |
| hover | to remain floating in one spot in the air |
| soph | wise (philosophy) |
| poly | many (polyandrous) |
| nym | name (anonymous) |
| gingerly | carefully |
| nonchalanty | casually |