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Science Vocab
Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| having a common endpoint or border; next to | adjacent |
| to move or become near or nearer to something or someone | approach |
| to state something in a strong and definite way | assert |
| to think that something is true or probably truewithout knowing for sure that it is true | assume |
| one of the main sections of a book | chapter |
| complex; intricate | complicated |
| to grasp or understand the nature, significance, or meaning of something | comprehend |
| an idea of what something is or how it works | concept |
| to be composed of | consist |
| to talk about something with someone in order to make a decision | consult |
| to give something, such as money, goods, or time to help a person, group,cause, or organiziation | contribute |
| something that is used as a reason for making a judgement of decision | criteria |
| to explain the meaning of a word, phrase, etc. | define |
| to have something as a source; to come from something | derive |
| to commit by a solemn act | devote |
| to change the natural, normal, or orgiginal shape,appearance, or sound of something in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing | distort |
| originating in or based on observation or experience | empirical |
| conditions that surround someone or something that influences or affects the growth, health, progress, etc. | environment |
| to cause someone or somethingto be widely known and accepted | establish |
| to increase in size, range, or amount | expand |
| to put into systematized statement or expression | formulate |
| to make a promise that whatever you are selling, doing, etc. | guarantee |
| to refuse to show that you hear or see something or someone | ignore |
| understood even though it is not clearly stated | implicit |
| of relating to or existing as just one member or part of a larger group | individual |
| having or showing a characteristic in an extreme degree | intense |
| have or include someone or something as apart of something | involve |
| the size extent or importance of something | magnitude |
| the science and relationshipd between numbers | mathematics |
| to change some parts of something while not changing other parts | modify |
| to gain or attain ususally by planned action or effort | obtain |
| acted upon by an external agency | passive |
| possible to do | feasible |
| relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed | pertinent |
| a part of something that is shared with other people | portion |
| to be go or come ahead or in front of | precede |
| the earliest stage | prime |
| to produce or release | publish |
| a series of numbers including the highest and lowest possible amounts | range |
| belonging or relating to each one of the people or things that have been mentioned | respective |
| a part of someone or something has in a partcular activity or situation | role |
| chosen from a group to include the best people or things | select |
| to move or to cause something or someone to move to a different place | shift |
| happening exsisting or occuring at the some time | simultaneous |
| to name or state | specify |
| the position or rank of someone or something | status |
| to be or provide as much as needed | suffice |
| a way of doing something by using speacial knowledge of skill | technique |
| an idea or set of ideas | theory |
| to send information or sound | transmit |
| the way in which words and phrases are actually used | usage |
| of relating to or consisting of words | verbal |