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Allocate

put aside to distribute for a particular purpose, designate

100

What are structural clues?

, () - or, such as....

100

The miter joint, commonly employed for picture and door frames, neatly connect the ends of two pieces of lumber cut at an angle.

The miter joint, commonly employed for picture and door frames, neatly connect the ends of two pieces of lumber cut at an angle.

100

Dolphin are sleek and powerful swimmers that found in all seas and, unlike porpoises, have well-defined, beaklike snouts and conical teeth.

Dolphin are sleek and powerful swimmers that found in all seas and, unlike porpoises, have well-defined, beaklike snouts and conical teeth.

100

Orchid seeds take up to eighteen months to mature before they sprout, and the young plants may need another two years to reach at the flowering stage.

Orchid seeds take up to eighteen months to mature before they sprout, and the young plants may need another two years to reach at the flowering stage.

200

Adamant

unflexible, firm, confident.

200

Mention 10 word parts that are useful to determine definitions of difficult words.

terr, graph, cir, sub, pre, fore, trans, in, dec, spec

200

Exception along the northern Pacific coast and in the Rocky Mountains, the western United States has an average annual precipitation of less than 20 inches.

Exception along the northern Pacific coast and in the Rocky Mountains, the western United States has an average annual precipitation of less than 20 inches.

200

Mathematics is a tool that can help solve problems and lead to new developments in other fields, such as space flight, medical, and architecture.

Mathematics is a tool that can help solve problems and lead to new developments in other fields, such as space flight, medical, and architecture.

200

The Spanish colonization of Texas in 1690 and in again 1716 came in response to concerns over encroachments by the French on lands claimed by Spain.

The Spanish colonization of Texas in 1690 and in again 1716 came in response to concerns over encroachments by the French on lands claimed by Spain.

300

Berate

To scold or criticize someone angrily.

300

What can help figure out the definition of a difficult word if word parts and structural clues don´t help?

context

300

Starting in 1937, was there a consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, and in 1986 a formal poet laureateship was created.

Starting in 1937, was there a consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, and in 1986 a formal poet laureateship was created.

300

Visibly only through large telescopes, Pluto has a yellowish color, which indicates that there is very little atmosphere.

Visibly only through large telescopes, Pluto has a yellowish color, which indicates that there is very little atmosphere.

300

The human body is a marvelously complex array of cells and fluids combined into tissues and systems whose function together as a single organism.

The human body is a marvelously complex array of cells and fluids combined into tissues and systems whose function together as a single organism.

400

Coalesce

To combine into one

400

What should we be careful with regarding simple/easy vocabulary words?

checking context meaning, The meaning could change.

400

In the nineteenth-century United States, it was assumed that growth, change, and progressive derived mainly from individual effort and competition.

In the nineteenth-century United States, it was assumed that growth, change, and progressive derived mainly from individual effort and competition.

400

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was founded in 1878 and by 1881 had become the most largest evening newspaper in the city.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was founded in 1878 and by 1881 had become the most largest evening newspaper in the city.

400

Many of people contributed to the development of radio, and no one individual can be called radio´s inventor.

Many of people contributed to the development of radio, and no one individual can be called radio´s inventor.

500

Corrode

wear away, destroy or weaken

500

How can vocabulary questions be asked?

similar meaning, best be replaced, meaning, refer to....etc

500

Largely self-taught in the art of sculpture, Edmonia Lewis became superbly skill in the technique of carving in marble.

Largely self-taught in the art of sculpture, Edmonia Lewis became superbly skill in the technique of carving in marble.

500

The computer´s complex circuitry is miniaturized inside silicon chips, wafer-thin silicon crystals with circuits electronic etched onto them.

The computer´s complex circuitry is miniaturized inside silicon chips, wafer-thin silicon crystals with circuits electronic etched onto them.

500

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