What does trace mean? As in "Tina traced her family history all the way back to the 1800âs."
1) to find or follow a person or sequence of events OR 2) to follow a line or pattern
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What does likely mean? As in "Since the sky is gray with lots of clouds, it is likely to rain soon."
something that may happen or might be true
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What does predict mean? As in "Tim predicted which team would win the Super Bowl before the season even started."
to guess what will happen in the future
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What does analyze mean? As in "The student analyzed his mistakes on the math test in order to figure out what he did wrong"
To carefully study something in detail
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What does essay mean? As in "Layla wrote about Abraham Lincoln for the Presidentâs Day essay contest."
A short piece of writing about a particular topic
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What does interpret mean? As in "Dad asked Hannah to interpret what LOL meant when he read it in a text message from her brother."
To explain or figure out the meaning of something
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What does justify mean? As in "He justified that not bringing an umbrella to school, even though it was raining, was all right because he brought his rain coat."
to show or prove to be right
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What does conflict mean? As in "Every morning, I have a conflict with my alarm clock. It tells me to get up, but I want more sleep!"
a serious problem, disagreement, or argument
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heart
Other team wins 10 points!
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Go to first place!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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What does fiction mean? As in "Some of my favorite works of fiction include Harry Potter and Star Wars.
a story that is made up; comes
from someoneâs imagination
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What does consider mean? As in "Zara carefully considered what to spend her allowance on, as she only had $10 to spend."
to think carefully about something
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Give points!
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magnet
Take 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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What does consecutive mean? As in "Jamie was so sick, she missed three consecutive days of school."
in order; following continuously
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What does define mean? As in "The teacher asked the students to define each of the new words in the story using the dictionary."
To describe the meaning of something
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What does evaluate mean? As in "The scientist evaluated the rock before deciding it was sandstone."