Freshman words 81-100

the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other

• symbiosis

• tariff

• technique

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

tariff

• government tax on imports or exports;

• a practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

• the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

technique

• a practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

• the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

• a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

tempo

• the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

• a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

• a disposition free from stress or emotion; a state of peace and quiet; an untroubled state; free from disturbances

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

toxin

• a disposition free from stress or emotion; a state of peace and quiet; an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

• violent agitation; a state of commotion and noise and confusion; the act of making a noisy disturbance
  tundra - noun a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

draw a picture of tranquility

tumult

• violent agitation; a state of commotion and noise and confusion; the act of making a noisy disturbance
  tundra - noun a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

• having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; noun radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

• incomplete agreement

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

How does a semicolon contribute to the clarity of a sentence with many commas?

• By ending the sentence

• By replacing all commas

• By introducing new ideas

• By organizing and grouping parts of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What makes a semicolon stronger than a comma but less final than a period?

• Its appearance

• Its ability to link related independent clauses

• Its use in lists

• Its replacement for conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Why might semicolons be preferred in a list of sentences of the same length?

• To avoid monotony

• To introduce new topics

• To replace periods in all cases

• To confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5