Gadgets & Glitches Unit Vocab

A synonym for commentary

• silence

• disregard

• feedback

one's life; livelihood

• option

• occupation

• abode

• integrity

I often _________________ as to why we can't have break this year.

• retract

• chafe

• speculate

A mechanic might run a car's ______________ to find out why a warning light was on.

• diagnostic

• battery

• technolgy

When someone does something harmful as revenge or for spite.

• consternation

• implant

• vindictive

Which of the following is an example of something inert?

• a cube made of solid stone

• a bionic hand with moving fingers

Which of these would a doctor implant through surgery?

• an artificial leg

• a computer chip in the brain

Which of the following could be called an enhancement?

• an old, persistent problem

• a new, better feature

Which of the following is an example of integrity?

• cheating on a test you forgot to study for

• being honest when nobody is watching

The toy robot lay _____ in its box until its power switch was flipped.

• abode

• ample

• inert