Baird-8th grade Hidden Figures Vocabulary

The stakes of the game were INTENSIFIED with the announcer announced...

The jackpot has just gone up to 1 million dollars

repreccussions

a consequence of an action

ally means

a friendly nation

ally

a friendly nation or person

inadequacy

a lack of ability

inadequacy means

a lack of competence

Herald

a person who announces important news

repercussion means

a remote or indirect consequence of some action

Which could best be considered exhilarating?

a roller coaster ride

herald means

a sign indicating the approach of something or someone

asset

a useful or valuable quality

asset means

a useful or valuable quality

deviation

a variation from the standard or norm

illogical means

absurd/irrational

cultivate

adapt something wild to the environment

What follows a TRAJECTORY?

an artillery shell

ally means

associate

intellectual

associated with or requiring the use of the mind

charismatic means

attractive

Essential means

basic and fundamental

essential

basic, fundamental

affliated

being joined in close association

peculiar

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

oppressed

burdened or held back mentally or psychologically

oppressed means

burdened psychologically or mentally

versatile means

changeable or inconstant

grueling

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

A popular game show host could be considered

charismatic

contribute means

chips in

commonplace

completely ordinary and unremarkable

theoretical

concerned with hypothesis not practicality

affiliated means

connected

inanimate means

dead

deviation means

departure

dissemination means

diffusion

peculiar means

distinctive

What would you like to study in a physics class?

energy, electricity and magnets

scrutinize means

examine

prestigious means

exerting influence by reason of high status

sympathetic

expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings

impeccable means

faultless

progressive means

favoring or promoting reform, often by government action

Pioneer

first in a new territory or field

cultivate means

foster the growth of

contribute

give, provide, or supply something

presitgious

having an excellent reputation

versatile

having great diversity or variety

blantantly

in a completely obvious manner

diligently

in a hard-working manner

diligently means

in a hard-working manner

dilapidated means

in deplorable condition

diligently means

industriously

pioneer means

innovator

illogical

lacking in a correct relation of reason

rural

living in the country

intensified

made more sharp or acute

exhilarating

making lively and joyful

supremacy means

mastery

nimble

moving quickly and lightly

predominantly

much greater in number or influence

predominantly means

much greater in number or influence

essential means

necessary

obsolete

no longer in use

commonplace means

normal

inanimate

not lying

unprecedented means

novel; having no earlier occurance

unprecedented

novel; having no earlier occurrence

Rather than have their products made _____ by technological change, big companies could take advantage of those changes by investing in startups.

obsolete

blatantly means

obviously

intellectual means

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

charismatic

possessing an extraordinary ability to attract

supremacy

power to dominate or defeat

An author who has won many international awards would be considered _______.

prestigious

progressive

promoting new or modern ideas

contribute means

provide

simulate means

replicate

simulate

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

dilapidated

ruined; run down

pioneer means

someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art

monotonous

sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

monotonous means

sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

theoretical means

speculative

exhilarating means

stimulating

temperamental

subject to sharply varying moods

Segregation

the act of being kept apart

dissemination

the act of dispersing something

segregation means

the act of keeping apart

Aerodynamics

the mechanics of the motion of gasses

trajectory

the path followed by an object moving through space

ingenuity means

the power of a creative imagination

ingenuity

the power of creative imagination

Maneuverability

the quality of being easy to control the movement of

physics

the science of matter or energy and their interactions

aeronautics

the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

scrutinize

to examine closely

grueling means

toilsome

temperamental means

unreliable

versatile means

various

impeccable

without fault or error