ELA VOCABULARY

Question 1

Intensify

Answer 1

When you intensify something, you make it stronger.

Question 2

Signify

Answer 2

To signify is to be a sign of or to show something. for example, a white flag can signify surrender.

Question 3

Element

Answer 3

Any substance-such as oxygen, iron, lead, or carbon- that is naturally found on earth and has only one type of atom is an element.

Question 4

Phenomenon

Answer 4

A fact or event that is known through the senses rather than by thought or emotion is a phenomenon. For example, a fact or event that can be seen and for which there is a scientific explanation is a phenomenon.

Question 5

Precede

Answer 5

An event that comes before another event is said to precede it. A person who arrives before another will precede that person.

Question 6

Tangible

Answer 6

When something is real or touchable, it is tangible or able to be understood.

Question 7

Clarify

Answer 7

When you explain or make something easier to understand, you clarify it for others.

Question 8

Representation

Answer 8

A representation is the way something is portrayed, either visually or in words.

Question 9

Diversify

Answer 9

When you increase the variety of something, you diversify it.

Question 10

Domain

Answer 10

A domain is an area of Knowledge or study- often one that a person has an interest in.