Core Tier 2 Vocabulary: List 10

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  1. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
    Remember that science never actually “proves” anything; it merely contributes to a growing body of evidence about the way our world works. The Thing About Jellyfish
  2. convey
    serve as a means for expressing something
    The weirdest part is I think I sort of understand the message he’s trying to convey. Boy21
  3. development
    the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
    He studied and knew the development of any new theory. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  4. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
    Employers were eliminating jobs no longer needed now that the war was over. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
  5. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
    The sign, placed by an unseen hand, made the unspoken rules of the cafeteria explicit. Hidden Figures
  6. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
    Aunt Lydia did not actually say this, but it was implicit in everything she did say. The Handmaid's Tale
  7. intention
    a wish or design that you plan to carry out
    So he took a bus to Istanbul, telling his mother that his intention was to become a doctor. Zeitoun
  8. introduction
    the first section of a communication
    I read a little from the introduction and then paged through the book. Paper Towns
  9. observe
    make mention of
    “Looks like they put in new windows,” my mom observes. The Fourteenth Goldfish
  10. opposite
    moving or facing away from each other
    Christina and Uriah sit close enough for their shoulders to touch, but they are looking in opposite directions, more like strangers than friends. Allegiant
  11. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    After this incident, I started to see life from a whole new perspective. The Freedom Writers Diary
  12. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
    Microphones did not yet exist, so only a small portion of the audience actually heard any speeches. The Devil in the White City
  13. range
    a variety of different things or activities
    Larger, branching coral types - habitats for a range of sea life - were especially harmed. BBC (Jul 23, 2021)
  14. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
    Although she was a pilot, her role on this spaceflight was as a researcher. Women in Space
  15. shift
    change in quality
    In time, some of that anger began to fade, or rather, to shift. How Dare the Sun Rise
  16. substitute
    put in the place of another
    “A cipher,” he underlined the word, “is when you substitute individual letters with other letters, numbers, or symbols.” Book Scavenger
  17. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
    Tortoise was sympathetic and made suggestions about how Snail might improve his farming. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa
  18. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
    Is it a stand-in—a symbol—for another idea? Thirteen Reasons Why
  19. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    Seismologists insist that there is no evidence to support such a thesis. A Short History of Nearly Everything
  20. typical
    exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind
    He wore the typical junior engineer’s uniform: a canvas shirt with baggy khaki pants tucked into brown leather miner’s boots. October Sky
Created on Tue Sep 28 10:34:27 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Sep 28 10:35:00 EDT 2021)

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