Past Vocabulary
the ability to reach, enter, or use something.
Access
a safe place that provides protection from danger.
Refuge — a safe place that provides protection from danger.
made longer or continued farther.
Extended — made longer or continued farther.
A scientist collects the temperatures from 100 different cities and puts the information into a chart.
Data
an improvement or progress in something.
Advance — an improvement or progress in something.
a group of people working together toward the same goal or change.
Movement — a group of people working together toward the same goal or change.
very tired, especially after doing something for a long time.
Weary — very tired, especially after doing something for a long time.
A student says electric cars are helpful, but another student explains that their batteries can be expensive to replace.
Counterpoint
a careful examination of something to understand it better.
Analysis — a careful examination of something to understand it better.
continuing to try even when something is difficult.
Persistent — continuing to try even when something is difficult.
a main route that carries people, traffic, or goods from one place to another.
Artery — a main route that carries people, traffic, or goods from one place to another.
A national park protects forests and wildlife so they will still exist many years from now.
Preserve
to point to evidence or a source that supports an idea.
Cite — to point to evidence or a source that supports an idea.
to protect something from being damaged or destroyed.
Preserve — to protect something from being damaged or destroyed.
very important or necessary to make something complete or work properly.
Integral — very important or necessary to make something complete or work properly.
Public transportation is so important to the city that many workers could not get to their jobs without it.
Integral
an idea or opinion that is different from or opposes another idea.
Counterpoint — an idea or opinion that is different from or opposes another idea.
an area of land kept natural and protected for plants and animals.
Reserve — an area of land kept natural and protected for plants and animals.
A student keeps practicing long division every day even though it is difficult for her.
ANSWER: PERSISTENT
A student says, “The author states that the subway carries millions of riders,” and points to the sentence in the article.
Cite