6 - 8th Grade MAV Words

Question 1

accommodate

Answer 1

to provide with something that is needed or desired

Question 2

assimilate

Answer 2

to make similar

Question 3

collaborate

Answer 3

to work together for a common purpose

Question 4

compromise

Answer 4

settlement of differences reached when all parties make concessions; everyone gives a little

Question 5

evaluate

Answer 5

1. to determine or set the value of something

Question 6

hypothesis

Answer 6

1. an educated guess 2. a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation

Question 7

migrate

Answer 7

1. to move from one country, place, or locality to another 2. to change position in an organism or substance

Question 8

symmetrical

Answer 8

having a quality of symmetry (well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts)

Question 9

apex

Answer 9

the top or highest part of something

Question 10

concur

Answer 10

1. to be of the same opinion; agree 2. happen or occur at the same time; coincide

Question 11

republic

Answer 11

a state in which supreme power rests with its people and the elected officials such as a president

Question 12

exponent

Answer 12

a number that shows you how many times the number is to be used in a multiplication. It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.

Question 13

elaborate

Answer 13

detailed and complicated in design

Question 14

evidence

Answer 14

facts that help to prove something or reach a conclusion

Question 15

emphasize

Answer 15

to make something more noticeable

Question 16

genetics

Answer 16

a branch of biology that deals with heredity

Question 17

compromise

Answer 17

the settlement of differences when everyone gives a little

Question 18

republic

Answer 18

a state where the power rests with the people

Question 19

algorithm

Answer 19

a step by step solution to a problem

Question 20

antagonist

Answer 20

antagonista person or character working against another

Question 21

correlate

Answer 21

to have or show a close connection between two or more things

Question 22

distribute

Answer 22

to give, deliver, or divide something; to spread out

Question 23

inequality

Answer 23

an unfair situation in which some people have more rights or opportunities than others

Question 24

justify

Answer 24

to provide a good reason for something to prove something

Question 25

protagonist

Answer 25

the main character, usually the hero

Question 26

solidify

Answer 26

to make something solid or hard; to make plans or projects strong or certain

Question 26

associations List 5

Answer 26

Connections or relations between thoughts, ideas, or images