HMH Unit 5 Week 3 Vocabulary

lax

done in a lazy way

vocational

schools that train students to do various jobs, especially skilled trades

rigid

harsh, unable to adapt, or difficult to change

ease

decrease the impact; to lessen

insisted

to say something firmly and refuse to give up

crusade

to work hard to make sure something succeeds

administer

to take responsibility for supervising or managing something

perennial

something that is permanent, constant, or repeated over time

improvised

something that is done without any planning

visualize

when a reader creates or pictures images in his or her mind in order to understand a text

-ion

a suffix that changes verbs into nouns

denotation

the direct (dictionary) meaning of a wordc

connotation

the idea or meaning that is associated with a word

central idea

the main idea of a text or what the text is mostly about

detail

fact or idea that supports or tells more about a central, or main idea

root

a basic word part, usually from Greek or Latin, that carries meaning

text structure

the way a text is organized or arranged; it includes patterns like cause and effect, comparison, and chronological order.

graphic feature

a visual element in text, such as charts, graphs, or images, that enhances understanding of the content.

photograph

a picture taken using a camera

bold text

text that is dark to make it stand out as important

heading

the title for a page or section of a text that helps to organize information

topic

the person or thing a text is about

inform

to give facts about a topic

synthesize

to put together information from different parts of a text to see the author’s ideas in new ways

summarize

to restate the most important information, or main ideas, from a text in your own words

supporting evidence

detail in a text that helps to explain the central idea

compare and contrast

a text structure used to describe how things are alike and different

cause and effect

a text structure used to explain what happened and why it happened

sequence

a text structure used to explain events in the order that they happened

chronological

a text structure that puts events in time order and often uses dates, times, months, or years

problem and solution

a text structure that shows a problem and how it is solved