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Vocab Plus Review

Cumulative Vocabulary Plus Physical, Earth and Life Science

TermDefinition
precaution an action taken to prevent something from happening
notify inform or tell
prohibit not allowed
consult ask about
method a way of doing something
conclude figure out
buoyancy ability to float
classify to put into groups
expand to get bigger
differentiate to identify differences
soluble able to dissolve
solidify to become hard or solid
rapidly quickly
approximate almost correct
contaminate to make unclean
occur happens
difference subtract
filter to put or go through a filter to separate
dispose to get rid of
minimize to make as small as possible
settle sink
hazard danger
soluble able to dissolve
convert change
reduce make smaller or bring down
valid true
height how high
accurate correct
visible able to be seen
absorb take in
converge to meet
diverge to branch out
sheen shine
accumulate gather, collect, pile up
humid moisture (water vapor) in the air
trickle to flow in a thin, gentle stream; to move slowly
saturate soak
current up to date information
collide crash into
recent not long ago
petrified to cause to become stiff or stone like
meandor take a winding course; wander aimlessly
prevent keep from happening
model smaller copy of something
extract take out
illustration picture or chart used to make something easy to understand
reservoir a place where water is kept
abundantly more than enough
temporary not lasting or needed for very long
alter change
aquatic having to do with water
deplete to use up
puncture to make a hole ion something
conserve saving resources
advantage a good thing
disadvantage not a good thing
vital necessary
elevate to raise or lift
rely depend on; count on
least very small
vanish disappear
midnight 12:00 am
depict to show or describe
avoid stay away from
exist to have life
native born in or associated with
adversly unfavorable; harmful
territory space
vast very large
arctic/frigid very cold
compete fight for
produce to make
excrete eliminate as waste
germinate to begin sprouting from seed; to grow
burrow a hole or tunnel dug under the ground
toxins poisons
logical makes sense; reasonable way of thinking
benefit an advantage; a good thing; a help
graze eat grass in a field
endangered threatened with extinction
marine having to do with the sea or ocean
scavenger an animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
appear to come into sight
pesticide/insecticide a chemical used to kill pests
external on the outside
internal on the inside
resist fight against
evade to escape or avoid something
interact to communicate or react with one another
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