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Wordly Wise 3000 Lesson 1
Book 8
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English
8th Grade
08/25/2010

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Avid
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Having a strong desire for, to the point
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Brusque
Definition
Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
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Concise
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Short and to the point
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Demean
Definition
To cause to lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
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Despicable
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Deserving contempt or scorn
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Emulate
Definition
To try to equal; to imitate
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Evoke
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To call forth; to produce
To create again
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Excruiting
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Very Painful
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Inaugurate
Definition
To install into office witha formal ceremony
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Pervade
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To spread throughout
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Proprietor
Definition
An owner of a store or other busniess
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Pseudonym
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A fictitous name used by an author
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Rebuff
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To reject bluntly; to drive back
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Resilient
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Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
Able to recover
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Turbulent
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Chaotic;unruly
Stormy;tempestuous
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Pure Science
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Knowledge
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Applied Science
(Technology)
Definition
The use of knowledge
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Physical Science
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the study of matter and energy
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What is a Problem?
Definition
a situation in which something appears to be missing
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What is an excersice?
Definition
the steps required to find the solution are usually obvious
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What to do you do first to plan a strategy?
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Use what you know to predict a solution
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Second?
Definition
Look for a pattern and put infomation into a table or graph
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Third?
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Develop a model
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What is a model?
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an idea, system, or structure that represents whatever you're trying to explain
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Fourth?
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Break the problem down into smaller problems
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What is critical thinking?
Definition
a process that uses certain skills to solve a problem
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Whats the first 2 steps of the scientific method?
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Observation, Hypothesis
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What is an observation?
Definition
using your senses to gather information
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What is a hypothesis?
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a testable prediction
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How do you test a hypothesis?
Definition
you conduct a experiment
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What is a theory?
Definition
an explanation based on many observations supported by and experimental results
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What is a Scientific law?
Definition
a rule of nature that sum up related observation and experimental results to descibe a pattern in nature
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What is an experiment?
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an organized procedure for testing a hypothesis
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What is a control?
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A standard for comparison
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What is a costant?
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a factor that doesnt vary in an experiment
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Independent Variable
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the factor adjusted by the experiment
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Dependent Variable
Definition
a factor whose value depends upon the value of the indepent variable
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Scientific Method Step By Step
Definition
Make an observation
Make a Hypothesis
Conduct an experiment
Record Data
Draw a conculsion
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