Tesla's Attic Vocab #1 (Chapters 1-12)

What does the word "accost" mean?

• To climb something with effort

• To wrap injuries

• To walk up to someone and start talking to them, sometimes in a surprising or bothersome way

• To burn slowly with smoke but without flames

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of "bulky"?

• Being careful because of potential danger

• Something that is really big and takes up a lot of space

• To pretend to feel or be something you're not

• Giving something to be part of a bigger project

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "clamber" refer to?

• To make someone do something because they really have to

• To try something that won't work or is pointless

• To climb something with effort or difficulty, using both hands and feet

• An old object from the past that has survived and is often important or interesting

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does it mean to "compel" someone?

• To be cautious of something potentially dangerous

• To make someone do something because they really have to, not because they want to

• To give something like money, help, or ideas to be part of a bigger project

• To take a special trip to explore a new place

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a "contribution"?

• A special trip made by a group of people to explore a new place

• Giving something (like money, help, or ideas) to be part of a bigger project or to help others

• A thin, light, and see-through fabric often used to wrap injuries

• Something that is definitely going to happen, no matter what

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is an "expedition"?

• A careful approach to avoid danger

• A special trip made by a group of people to explore a new place or do something important

• An attempt to do something that won't work or is pointless

• An old object from the past that is often important or interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "feign" mean?

• To burn slowly with smoke but without flames

• To be careful because something might be dangerous

• To pretend to feel or be something you're not

• To give something to be part of a bigger project

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "futile" mean?

• Something that is really big and takes up a lot of space

• Trying something that won't work or is pointless

• To walk up to someone and start talking to them

• To climb something with effort or difficulty

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is "gauze" used for?

• To wrap injuries

• To make someone do something they really have to

• To take a special trip to explore a new place

• To annoy or cause trouble

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "inevitable" mean?

• Something that is really big and takes up a lot of space

• Something that is definitely going to happen, no matter what

• To pretend to feel or be something you're not

• To burn slowly with smoke but without flames

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4