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Inventors at Work: vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

excel

a)

to do well; to be better or greater than others

b)

to honor, to regard with respect

c)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

d)

a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

2.

revere

a)

a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

b)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

c)

to honor, to regard with respect

d)

a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

3.

transcend

a)

a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

b)

to make a series of explosive noises

c)

brilliant; giving off heat or light

d)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

4.

locomotive

a)

a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

b)

a complete failure

c)

licenses that give an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

d)

to make a short,loud burst of sound moving slowly

5.

phonograph

a)

a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

b)

to make a series of explosive noises

c)

to honor, to regard with respect

d)

to do well; to be better or greater than others

6.

sputtered

a)

the power unit of an engine; the chamber where a vehicle's gasoline is burned and turned into power

b)

licenses that give an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

c)

A mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article

d)

to make a series of explosive noises

7.

flop

a)

a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

b)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

c)

a complete failure

d)

brilliant; giving off heat or light

8.

incandescent

a)

licenses that give an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

b)

brilliant; giving off heat or light

c)

to make a short, loud burst of sound moving slowly

d)

to make a series of explosive noises

9.

cylinder

a)

the power unit of an engine; the chamber where a vehicle's gasoline is burned and turned into power

b)

to do well; to be better or greater than others

c)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

d)

to honor, to regard with respect

10.

Patents

a)

to make a short, loud burst of sound moving slowly

b)

the power unit of an engine; the chamber where a vehicle's gasoline is burned and turned into power

c)

brilliant; giving off heat or light

d)

licenses that give an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

11.

chugged

a)

a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

b)

to make a short, loud burst of sound moving slowly

c)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

d)

a complete failure

12.

gadgets

a)

licenses that give an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

b)

the power unit of an engine; the chamber where a vehicle's gasoline is burned and turned into power

c)

A mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article

d)

to make a short, loud burst of sound moving slowly