Inventions Vocabulary

Dispute

• location; to place

• the act of coming into conflict

• disagreement, to disagree

• to state the contrary or opposite; to deny

Opponent

• allowed, legal, valid

• location; to place

• person on the other side in a game. debate, argument, etc.

• the act of coming into conflict

Dissent

• person on the other side in a game, debate, argument, etc.

• location; to place

• allowed, legal, valid

• disagreement, to disagree

Position

• to state the contrary or opposite; to deny

• allowed, legal, valid

• location; to place

• the act of coming into conflict

Contradict

• allowed, legal, valid

• location; to place

• to state the contrary or opposite; to deny

• the act of coming into conflict

Legitimate

• location; to place

• allowed, legal, valid

• person on the other side in a game, debate, argument, etc.

• the act of coming into conflict

Current

• machines that produce electricity

• flow of electricity

• someone who applies knowledge to solve technical problems

Engineer

• machines that produce electricity

• flow of electricity

• someone who applies knowledge to solve technical problems

Generators

• machines that produce electricity

• someone who applies knowledge to solve technical problems

• flow of electricity

Argument

• opinion based statements that tell the reader WHY they should believe the claim

• when the author supports his/her position with logical reasoning and evidence

• a quote from or reference to a book, paper, or author that a writer uses to further support his argument