Tier 2 Vocabulary Words

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What does 'adjacent' mean?

  • Next to or adjoining something else (correct)
  • Below something
  • Above something
  • Far away

What is a 'benefit'?

  • A loss
  • A problem
  • An advantage or profit gained from something (correct)
  • A disadvantage

Which of the following describes a 'catastrophe'?

  • A planned event
  • A happy occasion
  • An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster (correct)
  • A minor inconvenience

What does 'dimension' refer to?

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To 'exaggerate' means to:

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Which word describes something that is 'savagely fierce, cruel, or violent'?

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What does 'genuine' mean?

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A 'hypothesis' is:

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What does it mean to 'irrigate'?

<p>To supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To 'manipulate' is to:

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Which word describes something next to or adjoining something else?

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Receiving a scholarship is an example of a:

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A major earthquake can be described as a:

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Considering the height, width, and depth of a box involves its:

<p>Dimensions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you say a fish you caught was 'as big as a whale,' you likely:

<p>Exaggerated the size (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A lion is often described as:

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A twenty-dollar bill is considered 'genuine' when it is:

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Before testing, scientists develop a:

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Farmers 'irrigate' their fields to:

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Someone might 'manipulate' you to:

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Flashcards

Adjacent

Next to or adjoining something else.

Benefit

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Catastrophe

An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

Dimension

An aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing.

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Exaggerate

Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

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Ferocious

Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

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Genuine

Truly what something is said to be; authentic.

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Hypothesis

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

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Irrigate

Supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels.

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Manipulate

Control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.

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Study Notes

  • Adjacent means next to or adjoining something else.
  • A benefit is an advantage or profit gained from something.
  • A catastrophe is an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
  • A dimension is an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing.
  • To exaggerate is to represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
  • Ferocious means savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
  • Genuine means truly what something is said to be; authentic.
  • A hypothesis is a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
  • To irrigate is to supply water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
  • To manipulate is to control or influence a person or situation cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.

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