Wonders Unit 1.1

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the scattered remains of something

• emphasis

• encounter

• debris

• generations

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special force used when saying a particular word or syllable; stress

• emphasis

• debris

• indicated

• naturalist

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a usually unexpected meeting

• sheer

• naturalist

• encounter

• generations

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steps in the line of descent from a common ancestor

• generations

• debris

• sheer

• encounter

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was a sign of; showed

• generations

• sheer

• naturalist

• indicated

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a person who specializes in the study of things in nature; especially animals and plants

• spectacular

• sheer

• naturalist

• indicated

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steep

• spectacular

• sheer

• indicated

• generations

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very unusual or impressive

• encounter

• debris

• spectacular

• emphasis

Which vocab term fits best in this sentence:

I was at the beach when some _______ washed on the shore. We picked it up and threw it away.

• sheer

• debris

• encounter

• naturalist

Which vocab term fits best in this sentence:

The teacher puts extra ________ on the directions, so the students listen.

• encounter

• debris

• emphasis

• sheer