I-Ready vocabulary

Currency

Something that is used as money

Event

a significant occurrence; something that takes place; scheduled activity

Fable

a story that teaches a lesson

Biography

a type of writing about a person's life

Pulley

a wheel over what a rope passes

Contrast clue

a word or phrase that points out a difference to an unknown word

Comparison clue

a word or phrase that points out a similarity to an unknown word

Credible

able to be believed

Complex

having many different parts

Telephone

lets you hear and talk with people who are far away

Television

lets you see and hear events that are far away

Telescope

lets you see things that are far away

Unpredictable

not predictable or not able to predict

Destructive

that which tears down

Biology

the study of life

Disrupt

to break apart

Speculate

to imagine

Hoist

to lift something

Transmit

to send across

Intact

untouched or whole; not damaged or injured