Unit 1 Week 5- 10/1-10/5
compassionate - to be sympathetic
enterprise - something difficult or important that a person plans or tries to do
exceptional - to be extraordinary
funds - money that is ready for use
innovative - new or done in a new way
process - a series of actions performed when making or doing something
routine - a fixed way or method of doing something
undertaking - something someone decides to do or start
Unit 1 Week 4- 9/23-9/27
accelerate - to move or cause to move faster
advantage - something that is helpful or useful
capabilities - to have the needed skills, powers, or abilities
friction - a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving
gravity - a force that pulls objects toward each other
identity - who a person is or what a thing is
inquiry - a search for information
thrilling - exciting
Unit 1 Week 3- 9/16-9/20
alter - to make different or change
collapse - to fall down or cave in
crisis - a difficult or dangerous situation
destruction - great damage or ruin
hazard - something that can cause harm or injury
severe - very harsh or serious
substantial - of great amount or size
unpredictable - not able to tell beforehand
Unit 1 Week 2 - 9/9-9/13
accountable - to be responsible
advise - to give one’s opinion or to inform
desperately - to try anything to change a hopeless situation
hesitated - waited or stopped, especially because of feeling unsure
humiliated - to be made to feel ashamed or foolish
inspiration - a person or thing that stirs the mind, feelings, or imagination
self-esteem - to have respect for oneself
uncomfortably - uneasily
Unit 5 Week 2 - 4/23-4/27
dizzy - to feel like you are spinning and about to fall
experiment - a test that is used to discover or prove something by watching results very carefully
genuine - something that is real or what it seems to be
hilarious - very funny
mischief - behavior that causes minor harm or annoyance
nowadays - in the present day
politician - a person who holds or seeks a government office
procedure - a proper way of doing something, usually by a series of steps
Unit 5 Week 1 - 4/9-4/13
bouquet - a bunch of picked flowers
emotion - strong feeling such as love, hate, happiness, sorrow, or fear
encircle - to surround or form a circle around
express - to say or show something
fussy - hard to please or picky
portraits - pictures of people, usually showing only the face and upper part of the body
sparkles - shines in quick, bright flashes
whirl - to turn or spin around rapidly
Unit 5 Week 2 - 4/16-4/20
plunging - falling or moving downward very quickly
prospector - someone who looks for gold, silver, or other minerals in the ground
scoffed - to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward an idea
settlement - a place where people live when they first arrive in an area that is new to them
shrivel - to shrink, wrinkle, or wither
territories - large areas of lands where people start living in a regio new to them
topple - to collapse or fall
withered - dried up from heat or lack of moisture
compassionate - to be sympathetic
enterprise - something difficult or important that a person plans or tries to do
exceptional - to be extraordinary
funds - money that is ready for use
innovative - new or done in a new way
process - a series of actions performed when making or doing something
routine - a fixed way or method of doing something
undertaking - something someone decides to do or start
Unit 1 Week 4- 9/23-9/27
accelerate - to move or cause to move faster
advantage - something that is helpful or useful
capabilities - to have the needed skills, powers, or abilities
friction - a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving
gravity - a force that pulls objects toward each other
identity - who a person is or what a thing is
inquiry - a search for information
thrilling - exciting
Unit 1 Week 3- 9/16-9/20
alter - to make different or change
collapse - to fall down or cave in
crisis - a difficult or dangerous situation
destruction - great damage or ruin
hazard - something that can cause harm or injury
severe - very harsh or serious
substantial - of great amount or size
unpredictable - not able to tell beforehand
Unit 1 Week 2 - 9/9-9/13
accountable - to be responsible
advise - to give one’s opinion or to inform
desperately - to try anything to change a hopeless situation
hesitated - waited or stopped, especially because of feeling unsure
humiliated - to be made to feel ashamed or foolish
inspiration - a person or thing that stirs the mind, feelings, or imagination
self-esteem - to have respect for oneself
uncomfortably - uneasily
Unit 5 Week 2 - 4/23-4/27
dizzy - to feel like you are spinning and about to fall
experiment - a test that is used to discover or prove something by watching results very carefully
genuine - something that is real or what it seems to be
hilarious - very funny
mischief - behavior that causes minor harm or annoyance
nowadays - in the present day
politician - a person who holds or seeks a government office
procedure - a proper way of doing something, usually by a series of steps
Unit 5 Week 1 - 4/9-4/13
bouquet - a bunch of picked flowers
emotion - strong feeling such as love, hate, happiness, sorrow, or fear
encircle - to surround or form a circle around
express - to say or show something
fussy - hard to please or picky
portraits - pictures of people, usually showing only the face and upper part of the body
sparkles - shines in quick, bright flashes
whirl - to turn or spin around rapidly
Unit 5 Week 2 - 4/16-4/20
plunging - falling or moving downward very quickly
prospector - someone who looks for gold, silver, or other minerals in the ground
scoffed - to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward an idea
settlement - a place where people live when they first arrive in an area that is new to them
shrivel - to shrink, wrinkle, or wither
territories - large areas of lands where people start living in a regio new to them
topple - to collapse or fall
withered - dried up from heat or lack of moisture