Vocabulary Test 3 Flashcards
glutton
someone who eats and drinks greedily
implore
to beg urgently
harmonious
being in agreement ; peaceful
deplete
to use up
rendezvous
a place for a meeting; to meet at a previously arranged time and place
ponder
to think about something very carefully
noxious
harmful to the health of living beings
quagmire
soft, wet, soggy ground ; a difficult situation, a predicament
arced
a curve or curved trajectory
fossilized
preserved, having become a fossil (petrified as mold or form in rock)
metallic
relating to or resembling metal or metals. A paint, fiber, fabric, or color with a metallic sheen.
engraved
cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
excavated
to make a hole or channel by digging. (excavated- made a hole by digging)
paranoid
unreasonably anxious, suspicious, or scared
hook
an opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay that attempts to grab the reader’s attention so that they want to read on. This can be a questions, interesting fact, quote, surprising statement, or anecdote.
*There are many different ways to grab your reader’s attention, or hook them into continuing to read.
indent
to start a line of text with a blank space between it and the margin.
topic sentence
a sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph and is usually the first sentence in a paragraph
cite
to quote a passage, book, or author as evidence of an argument or statement in writing.
source
a text from which information or ideas are derived.
research
the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
analyze
to look for patterns
cause
a description of WHY something happened
effect
a description of WHAT happened
energy
another word for power
