vocab from practice Michigan readings Flashcards
vigorous
very strong, active
implement
start using something, put something into practice
intention
plan, desire, willingness to do something
odds
probability
accomplish
succeed
committed
determined not to give up
stick with
to keep trying to do something, not abandon
paleo
ancient, very old
subsist
survive with barely enough to eat
plague
widespread sickness, problem
painstakingly
with great trouble
reveal
show, expose
unearth
dig out of the earth
grind
to break into tiny pieces by rubbing
demanding
asking for a lot of work
surge
to increase quickly
downside
a disadvantage
chronic
over a long period of time
consume
to eat or use up (like “consume fat and protein”)
wizardry
magic, something amazing
infect
to give someone a disease
effective
describes something that works well
isolate
to put something by itself or alone
purify
to make something pure
alleviate
to make something easier
extract
to pull something out
like “extract a tooth” or “extract some information”
impact
to hit or collide
immeasureable
too big to measure
extreme
out of the ordinary, really big/fast/exciting
thrill
excitement
suspend
to hang in the air
reveal
to expose, to show
rate
speed, amount per time
collision
when two things collide or crash
especially cars
fracture
break (especially “fracture a bone”)
suspect
believe that something is true (but you don’t have proof yet)
hasten
to hurry up, make something faster
onset
beginning
degenerative
describes a disease that gets worse over time
track
to follow or collect information
eventually
over time, in the end, finally
provide
give someone something they need, like
“provide information” or “provide help”
accelerate
speed up
isolated
alone, remote
vital
very important
toxic
poisonous
harmful
causing damage
contaminated
polluted, dirty
pristine
perfectly clean
release
to let something go
abandon
to give up, to leave
accumulate
to pile up large amounts of something
defect
damage, flaw, weakness
adverse
harmful, opposing, hurting someone
paleontologist
someone who studies dinosaurs or ancient life
massive
huge, very large
precise
exact, correct
coincidence
two things that happen at the same time by chance,
they are not related but they seem to be related
noxious
poisonous, toxic
intensify
to become more intense, stronger
trigger
to start something
(like the trigger of a gun starts the gun shooting)
reconcile
to bring 2 ideas/people into agreement
endanger
to put in danger
overwhelm
to be too much to handle
example: I feel overwhelmed
swell
to get big
example: the crowd swelled
steadiliy
without stopping or changing
“get steadily larger” means “get larger and larger, without stopping”
owing to
because of
quicken
get faster
excess
too much of something
trap
to catch someone or something
expand
to get bigger
projection
an idea about what will happen in the future
unavoidable
cannot be avoided
virtually
almost (example: virtually all)
vast
huge
vary
to be different over time
stable
steady, consistent, not changing
migrate
to move from one place to another
example people migrate from one country to another
innate
inborn, something you know how to do without being taught
data
information
observe
get information by watching
incessant
without stopping or pausing
lack
NOT having something
example: a lack of manners
constantly
all of the time
cognitive
relating to the brain
a range of
a variety of, different kinds of
example: the restaraunt had a range of dishes
prone to
likely to do something
urge
NOUN: something you really want to do
VERB: to encourage someone to do something
mere
small, unimportant
challenge
to argue against an idea
OR to get into a fight with someone
simulation
imitating a process
for example: a computer simulation of traffic can teach us about how traffic jams work
paradigm
a set of ideas about how the world works
example: the discovery of gravity caused a new paradigm.
