Unit 5: Week 2 Vocabulary

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  1. disturb
    change the arrangement or position of
  2. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
  3. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  4. compose
    form the substance of
  5. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  6. abundant
    present in great quantity
    Water is the most abundant, or plentiful, substance on Earth, and one of the most important.
  7. substance
    a particular kind of matter with uniform properties
    Water is the only substance on Earth that naturally exists in three states—solid, liquid, and gas.
  8. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
    After a rainfall, water sits in a puddle. The puddle water eventually evaporates into the air, where water vapor cools, condenses, and collects into droplets and forms clouds, until it rains again.
  9. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
    These photos show clouds of various sizes, shapes, altitude, and moisture content.
  10. trickle
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
    In certain regions, the water trickles down hillsides, mountains, and slopes until it runs into a river or lake.
  11. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
    An informational text gives factual information about a topic.
  12. academic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
    Informational texts include
    •Multiple text structures
    •Text features, or additional information that is separate from the main body of text
    •Academic vocabulary, or words that often appear in academic texts
  13. comma
    a punctuation mark (,) indicating the separation of elements
    When you address a person directly, use a comma to set off the name. Use one comma when the name begins or ends a sentence, and use two commas when the name is in the middle of a sentence.
  14. introductory
    serving as the first section of a communication
    Introductory words and phrases, such as yes, no, as usual, and well, at the beginning of a sentence are followed by a comma.
  15. prediction
    a statement made about the future
    Before you begin, make predictions about what you will learn in the informational text based on the genre and text features.
  16. confirm
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    As you read, confirm or correct your predictions.
  17. correct
    make right
    As you read, confirm or correct your predictions.
  18. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
    A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word.
  19. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
    An antonym has an opposite meaning.
  20. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
    To read multisyllabic words, divide syllables according to syllable patterns.
  21. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    High- frequency words are words that you will see in texts over and over again.
  22. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
    Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.
  23. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
    Simile and metaphor are two types of figurative language that compare unlike things.
  24. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    Simile and metaphor are two types of figurative language that compare unlike things.
  25. interjection
    an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
    Interjections are words that express feelings. When an interjection expresses a strong feeling, it is followed by an exclamation mark.
Created on Wed Oct 14 10:31:47 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Oct 16 11:03:50 EDT 2020)

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