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vocab 2
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| Term | Definition | sentence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevailing | the idea or feeling that is the strongest | adj | the prevailing weather today is bright and sunny |
| Distinguish | to tell the difference between things, or to show | verb | fire fighters distinguish fire |
| Corroborate | to support an idea, statement, or character's point of view by giving more evidence or proof | v | The witness corroborated the defendant's alibi |
| Condensing | making something shorter or more compact by removing extra words or details, while keeping the main idea | v | Steam was condensing on the cold windowpane, forming tiny droplets of water |
| Reveal | to show or illustrate | v | The curtain was lifted to reveal the grand prize. |
| Accurately | to correctly identify something | adv | After six rounds the judge accurately guessed the number 89% of the time. |
| Consistent | done in the same way each time | adj | The pain has been consistent |
| Evident | clearly seen or obvious | adj | The damage to the car was evident after the accident. |
| cede | tell | verb | when the routine set up you cede that to private enterprise |
| enterprise | buisness | noun | you cede that to private enterprise. |
| capitalistic | a type of government system | noun | we live in a capitalistic society |
| threatening | a problem being an issue | adj | the outside world is threatening |
| extinct | gone for ever | adj | the dinosaurs are extinct |
| mutation | an evolution | noun | the dinosaurs got a mutation |
| -tion | compettion | noun | there is a science olympiad compettion |
| ly | lovley | adj | the birds were lovely |