Unit 4 Lesson 3 - Reading Vocabulary

a time period of ten years

• biennium
• century
• quinquennial
• decade

giving orders or instructions

• Directing
• Advising
• Requesting

the work that uses scientific knowledge for practical things

• Technology
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Biology

shining; reflecting bright light

• dull
• opaque
• matte
• gleaming

searched for in order to bring back information

• inquiry

• search

• request

• scouted

twisted and turned one's body

• stretching
• bending
• squirmed

• rotating

the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

• Technology
• Invention
• Experimentation
• Innovation

attempting to fix something in an aimless way

• tinkering
• repairing
• adjusting
• fussing