| A | B |
|---|
| simplify | to make something less complex or less difficult to understand |
| complex | having many parts or details that make something hard to understand or work with |
| inform | to give information about something |
| purpose | a goal; a reason for doing something |
| paraphrase | to paut part of a reading in your own words; to take complex ideas and simplify them |
| draw conclusions | a judement or opinion that you make from information you know |
| biography | the story of a person's life that is written by another person |
| informational text | a form of nonfiction |
| ancestor | parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. |
| environment | the air, land, and water that people, other animals, and plants live in; surroundings |
| generation | a group of people born during the same time period |
| inheritance | something, often money or land, passed down to someone by a relative |
| lifestyle | the way in which a person lives |
| personality | the way a person thinks, acts, and feels |
| hero | a person who is famous for doing something brave or good |
| honest | truthful and trustworthy |
| proud | pleased or satisfied with someone's success |
| serious | thoughtful and quiet |
| truth | accuracy, correctness, honesty |
| entertain | to amuse, to give enjoyment |
