Lesson 7 Vocab

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port

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carry

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export

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to send a product to be sold in another country. Example: Hawaii grows and exports macadamia nuts to other countries.

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import

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to bring a product into a country to be sold. Example: The United States imports goods from other countries.

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portable

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easy to carry or move around. Example: The portable radio requires batteries in order to work.

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teleport

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an imaginary phenomenon in which a person or object is moved across a distance instantly. Example: The alien was able to teleport to his home planet and back within minutes.

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transport

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to take or carry people or goods from one place to another by means of transportation. Example: A barge can transport dozens of new cars at one time.

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complement

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n. something that completes something else or makes it better. Marley

purchased a pair of brown shoes as a complement to her new brown purse.

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compatible

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able to exist together without trouble or conflict; able to be used together. Example: I bought a printer that is compatible with my new computer.

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converge

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to move toward one point and join together; to come together and meet; to come together and have one interest, purpose, or goal. Example: Students converged in the parking lot after school to celebrate.

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conspire

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to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal; to happen in a way that produced bad or unpleasant results. Example: The criminals conspire to rob the bank and make a getaway.