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Vocabulary: Inventing a Better Tomorrow

4th Grade leveled reader for Harcourt.

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discovery, p.14the act of finding or creating something.
disability, p. 14the condition or state of incapacity, especially as caused by an injury, congenital defect, illness, or the like. synonyms: incapacity
device, p. 12something designed or made for a specific purpose, especially an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks mechanically or electrically. synonyms: contrivance, gadget, implement, instrument
circular, p. 4having the shape of a circle; round. synonyms: annular, curved, cycloid, round, rounded
complicate, p. 3to make (a problem, issue, or situation) more difficult or complex. synonyms:embroil, entangle, involve, perplex, snarl, tangle
automatic, p. 5instant, acting by itself without outside power or influence. synonyms: self-acting, spontaneous
invention, p. 2something invented, especially a new gadget, device, machine, or method.
prosthetic, p. 15the replacement of a defective or missing bodily limb or other part with an artificial substitute.
artificial, p. 15created to imitate something natural. synonyms: imitation, simulated
patent, p. 9any of several other rights granted by government, as to the ownership of land previously in the public domain.
original, p. 8first in order of succession. synonyms: earliest, first, initial
inventor, p. 3one who invents, especially a new device, process, or the like.
improve, p. 7to increase the quality or condition of; make better. synonyms: ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, meliorate
available, p. 2able to be had for use or purchase; at hand. synonyms: accessible, obtainable


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