Cred
What does the root Cred mean?
Believe
What does the root geo mean?
ground/earth
What does the root grad/gres mean?
step
What does the root graph mean?
Write
What does the root ject mean?
Throw
What does credible mean?
credible – adj. able to be believed;
reasonable to trust or believe. The
policeman interviewed a credible
witness.
What does the word geography mean?
geography – n. the natural features,
population, industries, etc. of a region.
Mr. Benson is teaching us about the
geography of Europe.
What does the word gradual mean?
gradual – adj. moving or changing in
small amounts; happening in a slow way
over a long period of time. I prefer a
gradual increase in homework over a
sudden increase.
Where might you see graffiti?
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What does reject mean?
reject – v. to refuse to believe, accept, or
consider something. If the editor doesn’t
like the article, he will reject it, and it will
not be published.
What does the word credential mean?
credential – n. a quality, skill, or
experience that makes a person suited to
do a job. The job applicant listed his
credentials on his resume.
What is a geologist?
geologist – n. a person that studies rocks
and soil in order to learn about the history
of the Earth. After the eruption, a
geologist came to study the volcano.
What does the word graduate mean?
graduate – v. to earn a degree or
diploma from a school, college, or
university; to move from one level to a
higher level. Most seniors choose which
college they want to attend before they
graduate.
What did graphite replace in a pencil?
lead
Where would you find hydraulics?
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What does the word creed mean?
creed – n. a statement of the basic beliefs
of a religion; an idea or set of beliefs that
guides the actions of a person or group.
Our family’s creed has been passed down
from several generations.
What does the word geology mean?
geology – n. the science dealing with the
earth’s history as recorded in rocks and
layers of soil; the rocks, land, and
processes of land formation of a particular
area. Joseph was very interested in
learning about the geology of Hawaii
before he visited.
geoponics – n. the
What does progressive mean?
progressive – adj. moving forward; using
or interested in new or modern ideas.
The banker’s progressive disease
continued to worsen.
Name something important to include in a paragraph.
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What object is easy to hydroplane?
Car
What does the word incredulous mean?
incredulous – adj. not able or willing to
believe something; feeling or showing a
lack of belief. I was incredulous as I
listened to him tell his side of the story.
What is geoponics?
geoponics – n. the art or science of
agriculture. The student searched for a
college that offered courses in
geoponics.
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What is the definition of regress?
regress – v. to return to an earlier and
usually worse or less-developed
condition or state. A child showing the
early signs of autism might regress
around the age of two. When a child
regresses, he may lose some speech or
stop talking altogether.
What does the word telegraph mean?
telegraph – n. an outdated system of
sending messages over long distances by
using wires and electrical signals. The
zoologist received a telegraph informing
him of his mother's illness.
Where would you find a hydrant?
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