Unit 3: Week 3

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  1. erect
    construct or build
    Then he erected iron skeletons, built brick foundations, and covered the whole thing with cement casts from the dinosaur-shaped molds.
  2. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
    Then he erected iron skeletons, built brick foundations, and covered the whole thing with cement casts from the dinosaur-shaped molds.
  3. mold
    container into which liquid is poured to create a shape
    With the help of his assistants, he had formed the life-size clay figures and created the molds from them.
  4. occasion
    a vaguely specified social event
    With great anticipation, Waterhouse dressed for the occasion in his finest attire.
  5. proportion
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
    Waterhouse pointed out that the few iguanodon bones helped determine the model's size and proportion.
  6. tidy
    put in order
    Nervously, he tidied up here and there.
  7. workshop
    a place where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
    Waterhouse, as he liked to call himself, hurried toward his workshop in a park south of town.
  8. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
    As the hour drew near, the table was elegantly set, and names of famous scientists⁠—the fathers of paleontology⁠—were strung above the tent walls.
  9. eminent
    having an illustrious reputation; respected
    Waterhouse wanted to be accepted into this circule of eminent men.
  10. monumental
    of outstanding significance
    There was still the monumental task of building them.
  11. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    With solemn formality, the footmen served course after course from silver platters.
  12. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
    Active readers try to predict what they will learn when they read a nonfiction article.
Created on Thu Jul 16 13:13:39 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:27:09 EDT 2020)

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