Vocabulary: Common Words/ Level 4

Adequate means:

• Not enough

• Good enough

• Too much

• Just right

Answer explanation

ex: A very light jacket will be adequate for Los Angeles's warm winter.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Trend refers to:

• A direction of change

• Something staying the same

• A sudden stop

• An old habit

Answer explanation

ex: Today's computer culture is trending toward more touch-screen technology.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Constant is something that:

• Keeps changing

• Never changes

• Stops suddenly

• Happens rarely

Answer explanation

ex: The river flows constantly through the year and never freezes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Stress means to:

• Ignore something

• Place extra importance on something

• Relax

• Overlook something

Answer explanation

• ex: If you stress the wrong words or sounds when speaking English, you may not be understood.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Hence is used to mean:

• But

• Therefore

• Because

• Also

Answer explanation

ex: The evidence is false; hence, the conclusion is also false.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Overall refers to:

• With all pieces together

• Only a small part

• Completely different

• A summary

Answer explanation

ex: Some words might be difficult, but the overall meaning of the sentence is clear.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Theory is:

• A proven fact

• An idea or belief

• A question

• A random guess

Answer explanation

ex: There are many theories about why we dream

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Instance means:

• A random guess

• An example

• A mistake

• A coincidence

Answer explanation

ex: Two animals in Australia (platypuses and echidnas) are the only instances of animals with hair that lay eggs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Accurate means:

• Correct about information

• Completely wrong

• Hard to understand

• Easy to guess

Answer explanation

ex: That test is not an accurate test of intelligence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Emphasize means to:

• Skip something important

• Show extra importance

• Forget about something

• Highlight something

Answer explanation

ex: Most modern art emphasizes creativity and emotion, not skill.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4