Unit 3: Genre Study 3 – Argumentative Text

This list covers "Stewards of the Environment" and "Modern Transit for an Ancient City."
10 words 82 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. initial
    occurring at the beginning
    Many of Theodore Roosevelt's initial achievements as president were in the area of conservation.
  2. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
    With the help of more than 60,000 volunteers and advocates, including a number of corporations, Chad's organization has helped clean up the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and Potomac Rivers.
  3. insulation
    reduction of the transmission of sound, heat, or electricity
    A bigger house means not only more wood and other materials for construction and insulation. It also means more energy to manufacture and transport the materials.
  4. irrational
    not consistent with or using reason
    But for some, 2,100 square feet is still irrational and way too big.
  5. optimal
    most desirable possible under a restriction
    A new movement claims that an optimal size for a house is not just smaller, but tiny.
  6. commonplace
    completely ordinary and unremarkable
    Houses under 1,000 square feet, and even under 100 square feet, are becoming more commonplace.
  7. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
    The growing group of people who reject the "bigger is better" concept want to take positive steps to minimize and reduce their negative and invasive impact on the planet.
  8. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
  9. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  10. steward
    someone who manages property or affairs for someone else
Created on Wed Nov 18 16:38:10 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 25 13:13:44 EST 2020)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.