NYTimes Vocabulary 7/5

What is the meaning of the word "ornithologist"?

• A scientist who studies plants

• A scientist who studies birds

• A person who collects coins

• A doctor who treats animals

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word best describes something that is "exogenous"?

• Originating from inside a system

• Originating from outside a system

• Related to money

• Related to time

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does "retrench" mean?

• To increase spending

• To reduce costs or spending

• To decorate a room

• To study animals

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A "tchotchke" is best described as:

• A large, expensive item

• A small, decorative trinket

• A type of bird

• A scientific tool

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word would you use to describe something that seems ghostly or otherworldly?

• Spectral

• Exogenous

• Retrench

• Ornithologist

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following sentences uses the word "retrench" correctly?

• The company decided to retrench by laying off some employees to save money.

• The retrench flew over the lake searching for fish.

• She bought a retrench to decorate her shelf.

• The retrench was very spectral in appearance.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the sentence that best uses the word "tchotchke" in context.

• He studied the tchotchke of migratory birds.

• She placed a colorful tchotchke on her desk for decoration.

• The scientist wrote a paper on tchotchke behavior.

• The tchotchke was very exogenous.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Explain in your own words what an "ornithologist" does.

• Studies the weather and climate

• Studies the behavior, ecology, and physiology of birds

• Designs buildings and bridges

• Treats sick animals

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Summarize the meaning of "exogenous" in a few words.

• Coming from within

• Coming from outside

• Related to ghosts

• A type of scientist

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following best summarizes the definition of "spectral"?

• Related to birds

• Eerie or ghost-like

• A way to save money

• A small trinket

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C