Vocabulary
Agentive - having the power to cause an effect.
Assemblages - collections of people or things
Hearth - the brick or cement floor of a fireplace that extends into a room
CELF - the Center on the Everyday Lives of Families at the University of
California at Los Angeles, which studies how families approach the challenges
of everyday life.
Observation - the act of watching something
Proliferation - the fast growth of something
Municipal - something related to a city or town
Strata - layers
Chronology - the order of events in time
Taper - when something slowly gets thinner
Precipitous - when something is very steep, like a cliff.
Vocabulary Review
Slacken - to slow down or lessen
Resilient - flexible and springy
Protested - express an objection to what someone has said or done; declare (something) firmly and
emphatically in the face of stated or implied doubt or in response to an accusation.
Neural - anything that is related to the nervous system
Intuitive - having the ability to know or understand something without evidence
Spectators - the people who are watching the event
Cynic - a person who has negative opinions about other people and what they do.
Cognitive - involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
Eloquence: if someone behaves or speaks with eloquence, he or she uses persuasive, powerful expression.
Judicious: to have good judgement, make good decisions.
Bioluminescent: visible light, caused by chemical reactions, that emits from a living organism.
Spyglass: A small telescope
Vocabulary Review
Snag - if you snag something, you catch it quickly and unexpectedly.
Dialect: a form of language spoken in a specific place by a particular group of people.
