VOCABULARY CH3- JH1

VOCABULARY CH3- JH1

MIDDLE SCHOOL 1

SENTIENT

able to experience feelings

SCIENTIFIC

relating to science, or using the organized methods of science

ALIKE

similar to each other

ARTS

the making, showing, or performance of painting, acting, dancing, music, etc.

CREATURES

any large or small living thing that can move independently

EXPLANATION

the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand

GENRE

a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics

HACKER

someone who gets into other people's computer systems without permission in order to find out information or to do something illegal 

AMOUNT

a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted

FICTION

the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts

RACE

a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first

PRINCIPLES

moral rule or standard of good behavior

THEATER

a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance, a movie, or another activity

BEQUEATH

to give money or property to others after your death

POPULATED

(of a place) having people living there

PLOT

the story of a book, film, play, etc.

BOOM

an increase in something, or a time when something becomes more popular

MATRIX

the set of conditions that provides a system in which something grows or develops

PRESENT

in a particular place/ to give, provide, or make something known

SCENARIO

a description of possible events, or a description of the story of a movie, play, or other performance