Week 2 Vocabulary Flash Cards

-logy or -ology

• study of (examples: zoology, geology)

• a type of animal

• a branch of mathematics

• the study of plants

struggled

• made a great and difficult effort

• found it easy to succeed

• gave up without trying

• achieved success effortlessly

determination

• the will to achieve a difficult task

• a feeling of uncertainty

• the ability to change one's mind

• a lack of motivation

-ed, -ing, -s, -er, -est

• Added to nouns to indicate possession.

• Added to adjectives to form comparatives.

• Added to verbs to tell us when something happened.

• Added to adverbs to modify verbs.

confidence

• a feeling that a person can succeed or do well

• a state of being unsure about oneself

• a lack of belief in one's abilities

• an overwhelming sense of doubt

independence

• freedom from being controlled or needing help from others

• the state of being dependent on others

• a form of government control

• the ability to make choices without restrictions

specialized

• gained specific knowledge

• acquired general skills

• developed basic understanding

• learned random facts

quad-

• two

• three

• four (examples: quadrilateral, quadrant)

• five