Unit 5: Genre Study 3 – Argumentative Text

This list covers "Out of This World" and "Space Shuttles on the Move."
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  1. deploy
    use or distribute systematically or strategically
    The Enterprise was used for training, and was never deployed on an actual mission.
  2. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
    It will also be remembered for two of the worst accidents in space exploration: the catastrophic losses of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles.
  3. computation
    the procedure of calculating
    Computations by scientists who had worked on the project revealed that the main mirror in the telescope had been ground incorrectly.
  4. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
    Subsequently, in 1993, a repair mission using the space shuttle Endeavour succeeded in fixing it.
  5. obsolete
    no longer in use
    The Hubble telescope has not made earthbound telescopes obsolete.
  6. elevate
    raise in rank or condition
    But data and images from Hubble have succeeded in expanding and elevating the boundaries of our knowledge.
  7. magnetic
    having the properties of attracting iron or steel
    Some of the samples included magnetic minerals carried in dust grains that may indicate the planet's watery past.
  8. application
    the act of using something for a particular purpose
    And so the exciting discoveries, and the application of the information we find, continue.
  9. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
  10. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
Created on Thu Nov 19 08:34:00 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 25 15:59:30 EST 2020)

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