POLY Vocabulary List. affect. average. brunt. category

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1 Subject : Reading Textbook : Portals D Chapter / Unit / Lesson : Unit 5 POLY Vocabulary List Add a checkmark ( ) beside the words you already know. Add a triangle ( ) for the words you need to study. affect (v.) to cause a change or produce an effect on someone or something Sample Sentence : I try not to let my emotions affect the quality of my work. impact, influence average (adj.) 1. usual or ordinary 2. calculated by adding several quantities and dividing the total by the number of quantities Sample Sentence : An average runner can finish the race in under three minutes. The average temperature in May was 20 C. regular, mean extraordinary brunt (n.) the worst or greater part of something Sample Sentence : My grandmother does the brunt of the cooking for my family. main category (n.) a class or group of people or things that have shared characteristics Sample Sentence : Earthquakes are put into categories based on how strong they are. group, type

2 compact (adj.) packed closely or firmly together (n.) a small car Sample Sentence : It was difficult to dig a hole in the ground because the dirt was compact. I don't think the five of us will fit into Pat's compact. crowded, dense loose, open complex (adj.) not easy to explain or understand Sample Sentence : Everyone was impressed when the little girl solved the complex math problem. complicated plain, simple degree (n.) a unit for measuring things, such as temperature or the size of an angle Sample Sentence : There are three hundred and sixty degrees in a circle. delta (n.) a triangular piece of land at the mouth of a river where the river splits into smaller rivers Sample Sentence : The Nile Delta is the place where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

3 depression (n.) 1. a state of feeling great sadness 2. a region that has low atmospheric pressure Sample Sentence : My grandfather suffered from depression after the death of my grandmother. A hurricane begins as a region of bad weather known as a tropical depression. sorrowfulness, despondency joyfulness, happiness effect (n.) a change that is the result of an action or cause Sample Sentence : One effect of staying up very late is being tired the next day. consequence, result cause, reason emit (v.) to send something out from a source; to make a sound Sample Sentence : The cat emitted a loud screech when I accidentally stepped on its tail. release, discharge absorb hybrid (n.) something made by combining two or more different things Sample Sentence : A spork is a hybrid of a spoon and a fork. intense (adj.) very strong or great in degree Sample Sentence : Phil went into the water to escape the intense heat of the sun. ferocious, violent moderate, soft

4 peril (n.) serious and immediate danger Sample Sentence : Steve put his life in peril by diving off the cliff and into the water. hazard, danger safety, security spiral (v.) 1. to wind in a widening or tightening circle around a central point 2. to get worse quickly Sample Sentence : The water in the bath tub spiraled down the drain when I pulled the plug. When my puppy went missing, I spiraled into depression. coil, wind straighten stark (adj.) 1. bare or harsh in appearance 2. difficult and unpleasant to deal with Sample Sentence : There was nowhere to find shelter in the stark desert. The injury is a stark reminder of the risk of playing football. desolate gentle, mild surge (n.) a large wave Sample Sentence : The storm surge flooded the coastal town. swell thrive (v.) to grow and live well Sample Sentence : Plants thrive in places that get lots of sunlight and water. flourish, prosper

5 trend (n.) a general direction or movement in which something is developing or changing Sample Sentence : Lisa reads magazines to keep up with the latest fashion trends. direction vulnerable (adj.) open to harm or attack Sample Sentence : The soldiers are vulnerable because there is nowhere to hide from the enemy on the plains. exposed, prone invulnerable, unexposed