Vocabulary 7, 8, & 9

The instructions the teacher left when she was absent were vague and difficult to follow. I didn't understand them.

VAGUE means

• not clearly expressed or seen

• step by step in an orderly fashion

• a try or attempt

• scattered or sprinkled

Lina found what was left of the instructions in scraps of paper strewn all over the floor.

STREWN means

• not clearly expressed; confusing

• step by step in an orderly fashion

• a try or attempt

• scattered or spread about

Oh no! I got a bad grade on the last test and my class average grade plummeted.

PLUMMET means

• to push or throw with great effort

• to uplift with a mechanical device

• to fall down sharply

• to be at or on the side of something

I put away my class materials methodically so that they will be organized and easy to find tomorrow.

METHODICALLY means

• to push or throw with great effort

• a try or attempt

• step by step in an orderly fashion

• on the side of something

At our graduation speech, they wished us luck on all our future endeavors.

ENDEAVOR means

• not clearly expressed; confusing

• to fall down sharply

• effort toward a goal or end

• scattered or spread about

She gently patted the horse's flank.

FLANK means

• to push or throw with great effort

• a try or attempt

• step by step in an orderly fashion

• on the side of something

The cargo was hoisted onto the ship.

HOIST means

• to push or throw with great effort

• to uplift with a mechanical device

• to fall down sharply

• to be at or on the side of something

A fact is

• neither true or false - express a belief, attitude, judgment, or feeling

• a statement that can be proven with evidence

An opinion is

• neither true or false - express a belief, attitude, judgment, or feeling

• a statement that can be proven with evidence

Which of these statements is a fact?

• One room was stacked with hundreds of cans of fruit.

• Today's children, if they were to tour the storerooms, would feel afraid.