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VOCABULARY. genius Many inventors have a genius for creativity. great natural talent or ability pursue If you enjoy computers, you may want to pursue a college degree in computer science. to try to achieve; to seek technology Computer technology has changed the way we store information.
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VOCABULARY • genius • Many inventors have a genius for creativity. • great natural talent or ability • pursue • If you enjoy computers, you may want to pursue a college degree in computer science. • to try to achieve; to seek • technology • Computer technology has changed the way we store information. • the use of scientific knowledge to build or make something • excel • You excel in math, while I do better in social studies. • be very good at something • device • A calculator is a helpful device when adding large numbers. • a tool or machine used for a particular task • version • Have you played the latest version of this video game? • a particular form of something
VOCABULARY • commit • If you commit a crime, you might go to jail. • to do or perform • complicated • Sometimes it takes a complicated machine to do a simple task. • made up of many different but related parts • illogical • It is illogical to say that 2 + 2 = 5. • not following the rules of logic, or sound reasoning; not logical • routine • In your home, who does the routine job of washing the dishes? • usual; ordinary • assembly • Machines often help with the assembly of cars. • the putting together of something • irregular • This glove is irregular; it is missing a thumb. • not even or regular in shape or form; not regular
VOCABULARY • assortment • You can find an assortment of job openings listed in the newspaper. • collection of different kinds • efficient • It is more efficient to send an e-mail than to write a letter. • able to achieve something without a waste of time or energy • category • All of the jobs in this category are restaurant jobs. • a group of things, actions, or people that have something in common • flexible • If your job has flexible hours, you may work at different times on different days. • able to change or bend • accuracy • Always check the accuracy of the information you list on a form. • correctness • remit • To receive our magazine each month, please remit $20.00 to the address below. • to send money as payment
VOCABULARY • audience • The movie audience grew silent as the lights went down. • people gathered to see or hear something • animated • Bugs Bunny was one of the first animated characters. • made from a series of drawings or images that are shown rapidly one after the other. • sequence • Drawings shown in fast sequence can make an object seem to move. • in order, one after another • illustrate • Some writers like to illustrate their stories. • to explain or show using pictures • reveal • Jenna was finally ready to reveal the drawings for her cartoon. • to show or make known • dimension • A box has three dimensions: height, width, and depth. • a measurement in one or more directions