Vocabulary Boot Camp Week 6

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Vocabulary Boot CampWeek 6
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Self-Determine and Check

• For the vocabulary term bolded in each sentence,
  please
• Identify the part of speech
• Distinguish the definition or parallel terms that
  could replace the term
• Use context clues in the sentence to help you!

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Self-Determine and Check

• Vocabulary Term implore
• Many suffragists implored state representatives
  to consider the women in their right to vote.
• Part of speech?
• Possible parallel terms?

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implore

• Part of Speech
• verb
• Parallel Terms
• plead, beg, urge
• Sample Sentence

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tinge

• Part of Speech
• noun
• Parallel Terms
• trace, shade, hint
• Sample Sentence
• As the sun descended along the horizon, the sky
  was colored with brilliant tinges of orange and
  red.

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Self-Determine and Check

• Vocabulary term interminable
• The interminable heat of the suns rays beat
  down upon the explorers as they trekked across
  the Sahara Desert.
• Part of speech? Possible parallel terms?

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interminable

• Part of Speech
• adjective
• Parallel Terms
• Incessant, infinite, endless
• Sample Sentence

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coordinate

• Part of Speech
• verb
• Parallel Terms
• organize, bring together
• Sample Sentence
• Prior to the lacrosse tournament, the players
  coordinated new defensive plays to propel their
  team into the championship round.

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Self-Determine and Check

• Vocabulary term intrepid
• Princess Fiona awaited her intrepid knight to
  rescue her from the dragons lair.
• Part of speech? Possible parallel terms?

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intrepid

• Part of Speech
• adjective
• Parallel Terms
• brave, fearless
• Sample Sentence

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speculate

• Part of Speech
• verb
• Parallel Terms
• hypothesize, suppose, guess
• Sample Sentence
• Dana and Chris used text evidence to speculate a
  reasonable ending for their novel.

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devote

• Part of Speech
• verb
• Parallel Terms
• commit, dedicate, apply
• Sample Sentence

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harmonious

• Part of Speech
• adjective
• Parallel Terms
• friendly, pleasant
• Sample Sentence

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converge

• Part of Speech
• verb
• Parallel Terms
• meet, join, assemble
• Sample Sentence
• Many geometric shapes are created when lines
  converge at a specific point.

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reasonable

• Part of Speech
• adjective
• Parallel Terms
• logical, sensible, valid
• Sample Sentence
• The I-Science group developed several reasonable
  hypotheses to test in their labs.