AVID Excel Word List #3 (Unit 2)

advancement means

• gradual improvement or growth and development

• any activity that takes up a person's attention

• a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

• behavior that makes your feelings public

If you say something has __________, you're saying it is unclear.

• perseverance

• ambiguity

• scholar

• self-directed

When you're reading an article, underline an ____________ of non-fiction text, such as a subheading.

• scholar

• analyze

• collaboration

• attribute

The AVID Excel scholars' determination to go to college was unstoppable.

What does determination mean in this sentence?

• firmness of purpose

• how long it takes to do something from beginning to end

• following rules or standards

• lack of clarity

When we say the word _________, we are referring to an extended, interactive communication about a particular topic, such as a discussion about an article we studied.

• determination

• discourse

• advancement

• individual

The word ___________ is all about being a single entity that cannot be divided. A team is made up of ___________, and each __________ has _________ strengths and weaknesses.

Which word best fills in the blanks.

• protocol

• rectify

• individual

• inquiry

interdependence means

• where a horizontal line and a vertical line cross

• mutual dependence between things

• official rules

• to make something right or to fix it

_________ means following a method. If you follow the same steps every time you have to read a non-fiction article, you are taking a _________ approach to this activity.

• scholar

• perseverance

• collaboration

• methodical

_________ means to rank in order of importance. When you check your grades, you need to ________ the classes with the lowest scores and address those first.

• protocol

• prioritize

• discourse

• interdependence

protocol means

• ability to do something

• code of correct conduct or behavior

• mutual dependence of two things

• working together