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Unit 7 vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mobile | able to move from one place to another |
| Motivation | the condition of being eager to act or work |
| Motive | a reason for doing something |
| Tractor | a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment |
| Detract | to reduce(bring down) the strength, value, or importance of something |
| Contract | to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller |
| Attention | the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening too, or watching someone or something |
| Extend | to cause something such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out |
| Tension | the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax |
| Contentious | likely to cause people to argue or disagree |
| Decrepit | worn out by long use |
| Perpetuate | to make something continue |
| Sumptuous | luxurious |
| Trajectories | a path followed by an object moving under |
| Inert | lacking on the ability to move |
| Persistent | continuing to do something when it feels impossible |
| Commodity | a useful/valuable thing |
| Meandering | following a winding course |
| Terse | being brief and being to the point |
| Chastised | disciplined |