Use roots, suffixes and prefixes to guess meaning (Related to what?)
Find the subject to catch the main idea
Use the context to figure it out: What does the crazy word probably mean?
Sound it out: How many syllables are there?
Connect to background knowledge: What did we study in this class that relates to this?
100
By the time he got all the way back to his apartment, the old man was exhausted.
the old man
100
The woftilooo was so delicious!
Something to eat or drink
100
powerful
3 syllables
100
It's normal to be uncertain about your major in college, especially if you like one thing but worry about how to make money with it.
Rachel Carson - writing / science (biology)
200

zoobiotic

life (and animals)

200

Despite the fact that it surprised everyone, my best friend decided to move far away.

my best friend

200
I bought a new pair of zumalamas but they hurt my feet too much.
shoes (or any other footwear)
200
fortunately
4 syllables
200
Where we grow up can have an influence on what we're interested in.
Rachel Carson & Al Gore: interest in nature/ the environment William Kamkwamba: interest in renewable energy
300
ruthless
without something
300
Because their power tools were useless but they really needed a source of energy, carpenters came up with an alternative.
carpenters
300
The taxi driver got a ticket for driving too rotigobipapa.
fast (or slow, recklessly,dangerously, etc.)
300
nevertheless
4 syllables
300
Something disgusting happens in New York City when it rains too much.
Rainwater mixes with what we flush down the toilet, pour into the sink, etc. (due to CSO: combined sewer overflow)
400
autogenerate
self (make by itself)
400
Having realized how foolish it was to keep making the same mistake over and over again, the data scientists finally found a better way.
the data scientists
400
Zimimimi! Don't touch that!
Stop! (Or No! Wait! etc.)
400
opinionated
5 syllables
400
Biodiversity is at risk due to climate change.
Extinction and threats to animals: polar bears etc.
500
psychosomatic
mind (and body)
500
Considering all the ways she has helped her hometown, New York, with her work on public television, Kelly Choi deserved the prize.
Kelly Choi
500
The predator watched the spalutetail lay eggs in its nest, high up in a tree.
Some kind of bird (or other egg-laying animal)
500
environmentalist
6 syllables
500
Chemistry is not foreign to us; it's part of us and we are part of it.
Ummm... carbon... oxygen ... nitrogen ...
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