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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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Issues for Today Chapter 10
Vocabulary words, synoyms, sentences,and practice
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research, 
| Investigator,sometimes a scientist Researchers are looking for a cure to cancer. |
| realize,
| to understand,become conscious of something Seeing all the students laughing, I realized that my shirt was on backwards! |
| ancient,
| very, very old. Mayans and Persians have ancient civilizations. |
| excavation,
| dig, mine, look under ground. The archeologists found a dinosaur at the excavation site. |
| effective,
| productive, successful --gets the job done Writing a sentence for each word in an effective way to learn a new word. |
| custom,
| tradition, ritual. The Egyptian custome was to mummify dead bodies. |
| discovery,
| something that is found Columbus's discovery of North America changed the world. |
| preserve,
| to keep the same or unchanged We are trying to preserve the ocean for future generations. |
| predict,
| to say the future before it happens.A meteorologist predicts the weather. |
| recover,
| to get back, to save, to regain Scientists were able to recover artifacts from the Titanic. |
| sealed,
| closed, locked, conserved All the medicine is packaged in sealed bottles. |
| so,
| very, intense It was so hot, they put ice on their heads. |
| disappointed,
| frustrated, let down, dissatisfied. The low test score disappointed her because she had studied hard and hoped for a much better score. |
| contain,
| to have, be full of or possess The tombs contained the bodies of dead kings. |
| wonder,
| to think about, speculate I wonder why boys are more aggressive than girls. |
| disturb,
| to bother,upset, agitate He put the do not disturb sign on the hotel door so he could sleep more. |
| level,
| height, stage, strata There was a low level of water in the baby's bath. |
| scent,
| smell, aroma. The tree filled the room with a pine scent. |
| soul,
| spirit, essence,Religions have diffent theories as to what happens to our souls after we die. |
| burial,
| to put underground.Some cultures bury the dead with artifacts like jewelry, dishes,and food. |
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