T2 - Taking Action UOI Vocab

To create or think of new ideas or solutions to solve problems.

• innovate

• replicate

• eliminate

• complicate

A person who is involved in making decisions for a town, city, or country.

• politician

• entrepreneur

• activist

• bureaucrat

Makes sense and is based on clear thinking or facts.

• logical

• irrational

• ambiguous

• confusing

inquisitive

• Wanting to know more about things.

• Feeling tired and uninterested.

• Being quiet and reserved.

• Having a strong dislike for learning.

to publicly disagree with an opinion or decision.

• dissent

• consent

• assent

• agreement

scrounge

• To search for or ask for something, especially when you don’t have it and need it quickly.

• To steal something from someone.

• To give away something for free.

• To ignore a request for help.

When workers stop doing their jobs to ask for better pay or conditions.

• strike

• protest

• negotiation

• union

drought

• Long periods without rain, which can cause problems like dry crops and water shortages.

• A sudden increase in rainfall leading to flooding.

• A type of plant that thrives in wet conditions.

• A weather phenomenon characterized by strong winds and storms.

discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

• deterred

• encouraged

• motivated

• persuaded

resourceful

• Good at finding clever ways to solve problems using what you have.

• Always asking for help from others when faced with a challenge.

• Relying solely on expensive tools and resources to solve problems.

• Ignoring problems until they go away.