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Mrs. Turnbull Set 2
Academic Vocabulary Set 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When taking a new medicine, it is important to read about the _______ side effects. You may or may not experience them. | potential |
| When mixing chemicals in the lab, it is not a good idea to _______ the amounts because if you are not exact, you could cause a fire or an explosion. | approximate |
| When asked to _______ the results of the lab, that meant I should draw conclusions about the data. | interpret |
| When analyzing a poem, various readers often have different _______ations. | interpretations |
| We got _______ ly 4 inches of snow last Thursday night. | approximately |
| We all hope to _______ a college degree. | obtain |
| We _______ed a plan for testing our hypothesis. We would set up a carefully controlled experiment and monitor our observations. | devised |
| (noun) possibility; promise (adj.) possible; capable of becoming real | potential |
| _______ energy is energy based on an object’s position. One example is water behind a dam, another would be a car at the top of a hill. | Potential |
| When I got close to the scene of the accident, I could see what had caused the accident. __________,one driver had slid on the ice and hit the other driver's car. | Evidently |
| to think something up; to invent | devise |
| based on truth or fact; reasonable for a certain situation | valid |
| “Focus on your _______ instead of your limitations.” | potential |
| A _______ reason for being late to school is a doctor’s appointment. | valid |
| A common essay question in history is to describe _______ce of the Emancipation Proclamation. | relevance |
| A person “with _______” is someone who has natural talents he or she can use to contribute to a bright future. | potential |
| another possibility; another choice; offering or expressing a choice | alternate |
| As a high school senior, you have many _______ives to choose for your schedule. For example, you could take one of many art classes. | alternatives |
| The doctor gave his overweight patient a strict diet to follow. When she returned to the office three months later, she had gained weight. Evidently,she hadn't followed her doctor's advice. | Evidently |
| difficult to study, understand, or solve; having many parts | complex |
| Election officials questioned the _______ity of the election process because the ballot boxes had been stuffed. | validity |
| having to do with the topic being thought about or discussed | relevant |
| Her parents said her explanation for why she skipped school was in_______. | invalid |
| I _______ed the amount of money I should bring with me when I went to Cedar Point. | approximate |
| I didn’t realize how _______ the homework was until I noticed that each problem required eight steps. | complex |
| I don’t like milk so a good _______ive would be juice with added calcium. | alternative |
| I need to _______ a plan to help me be better prepared for final exams. | devise |
| I only need to record the _______ data during the lab such as important measurements. | relevant |
| I was very excited to learn that I _______ed a rare coin for my collection. | obtained |
| If 1 pizza costs $4.98, can you _______how much you would spend on 3 pizzas? You’d spend _______ ly $15! | approximate |
| If you are under the age of 16, you must _______ your parents’ permission to get a driver’s license. | obtain |
| If you ride your bicycle down stairs, there is the _______ you might seriously injure yourself. | potential |
| Illness is a _______ reason for missing school. | valid |
| In mathematics, when asked to “_______ the value” it means to give a near answer. | approximate |
| In order to _______ a high school diploma, students must complete all the graduation requirements. | obtain |
| In our school we have many elective _______ives. | alternatives |
| In pottery, we had to _______ a new method to glaze our pots. | devise |
| Knowing how to correctly spell is still _______ today even though spell check will catch most mistakes. | relevant |
| My _______ation of the argument between the woman and her son was that he was being disrespectful. | interpretation |
| My family had difficulty _______ing my hand movements when I was unable to speak because a chicken bone was stuck in my throat. | interpreting |
| My final art project will be very _______. Instead of a simple sketch, I plan to create a multimedia presentation. | complex |
| My instructor was ignoring my questions. I _______ed this to mean that she was too busy. | interpreted |
| My science experiment is designed to test the _______ity of the following hypothesis: Temperature increases as altitude increases. | validity |
| Night _______s with day. | alternates |
| obviously: easily or clearly seen or understood | evidently |
| On any given day, I do _______ ly two hours of homework. | approximate |
| Our science teacher asked us to _______ the data from the experiment. | interpret |
| nearly correct or exact; to give a near, but not quite exact number, quantity, or amount | approximate |
| She _______ed her driver's license and the keys to a new car. | obtained |
| Some gift cards are _______ only for one year. | valid |
| Some sports have penalties for _______ly dangerous actions. One example would be spearing another player with the hockey stick. | potentially |
| Springtime weather in Michigan is unpredictable. It _______s between sunny and cloudy almost daily. | alternates |
| Students studying a foreign language often struggle with the _______ity of verb conjugations. | complexity |
| The bloody knife was the strongest _______ that a murder had taken place. | evidence |
| The college student is in the process of _______ing a degree in engineering. | obtaining |
| The directions for changing the filter on his camera were very _______. | complex |
| Types of evidence often found at the scene of a crime include fingerprints, weapons, and blood. | evidence |
| The list of prohibited _______ces in school includes cell phones and I-pods. | devices |
| The reasons for using my phone during school are ir_______ because it is against school rules to use a cell phone in class. | irrelevant |
| The teacher cautioned us to keep our questions and comments _______ to the lesson of the day. | relevant |
| The team _______ed a way to score more points and won the regional championship. | devised |
| This _______ math problem is very difficult to solve. | complex |
| to find the meaning of something | interpret |
| to get something: to get possession of something | obtain |
| to shift back and forth, especially regularly or constantly | alternate |
| To show we understand photosynthesis, we have to draw a _______ diagram of the process as it applies to a plant. | complex |
| My friend came to school yesterday morning with dark circles under her puffy, red eyes. ________,she had cried herself to sleep the night before. | Evidently |
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