Lesson 69, Lesson 70, Lesson 71, WORD OF THE WEEK, & SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY

fatuous

(adj.) Silly and idiotic.

cerulean

(adj.) Sky blue.

chartreuse

(adj.) Yellowish green.

mauve

(adj.) Pale purple

azure

(adj.) Bright blue.

alabaster

(adj.) Pale white, with a translucent appearance.

taupe

(adj.) Grayish brown.

puce

(adj.) Dark reddish-purple.

maroon

(v.) To abandon in an isolated place.

flamboyant

(adj.) Describing showy behavior that tries to attract attention.

blackball

(v.) To ban someone from a group or organization by means of secret vote.

blue

(adj.) Depressed, sad.

outlandish

(adj.) Bizarre in appearance or behavior.

ruddy

(adj.) Red, usually when describing a person’s face.

purple

(adj.) Describing writing that tries to be too elaborate and fancy.

cynosure

(n.) The center of attention, whether a person or thing.

eleemosynary

(adj.) Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable

eleemosynary

(adj.) After the hurricane, the Red Cross was accepting ___ help from surrounding communities.

blinded study

A study where the identity of participants and their data are kept hidden from researchers to prevent bias until the results are known.

causation

A relationship between two sets of data. For example, as the temperature in a heating pot with water rises, the amount of water in the pot decreases (evaporation.)

correlation

A relationship between two trends in the data, when the two changes sync with each other. For example, as one increases, the other increases too.

hypothesis

A proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon. Hypotheses are usually based on observation or previous scientific knowledge.