Wright Brothers vocabulary

______ is an aircraft that soars through the air without the help of a motor but instead uses upward-moving air currents to help it fly.

• tinker

• aloft

• curiosity

• glider

_____ means in the air

• aloft

• tinker

• mechanic

• flying

______ means to try to repair or make adjustments to something.

• aloft

• glider

• curiosity

• tinker

_________ is a strong desire to know or learn something.

• aloft

• curiosity

• tinker

• smart

________ is a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.

• glider

• aloft

• mechanic

• tinker

________ means to put components, or parts, together.

• assemble

• stall

• steady

• condition

_____ means to brag, to speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

• stall

• steady

• boast

• assemble

_________ factors that influence the way something turns out; specific situation at a certain time; in weather conditions, it might include temperature, wind speed, and chance of precipitation.

• assemble

• steady

• stall

• condition

_____ means to stop running.

• condition

• stall

• steady

• boast

______ means firmly fixed, supported or balanced, not shaking or moving.

• steady

• boast

• condition

• stall