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UNIT FIVE Vocabulary. JAC , JECT "to throw, hurl". ADJACENT adj . Next to; nearby Do you know the names of the states that are adjacent to your home state?. SUBJECT v. To cause to undergo or experience.
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ADJACENTadj. Next to; nearbyDo you know the names of the states that are adjacent to your home state?
SUBJECTv. To cause to undergo or experience Protesters were angry that the animal was subjected to cruelty as a way of testingits reactions to various chemicals.
PROJECTILEnSomething sent through the air • The mechanical arm was able to throw the projectile much farther than I was
BALL, BOL, BL "to throw"
BALLISTIC adj. Thrown or projected The bullet's ballistic properties were studied while it was in midair.
PARABLE n.A story with a moralmessage or lesson. Many stories are not exactly about what they seem to be; these are sometimes known as parables.
SYMBOLIZEv. To stand for; to represent In primitive cultures, the sun often is used to symbolizelife and rebirth.
PASS "spread out"
ENCOMPASSv. To include; to cover The exam was to encompasseverything they learned so far in class. .
PASSABLEadj. Good enough, but not excellent During his first year in Mexico, Darren's understanding of Spanish was barely passable.
PEND, PENS "to hang, to weigh"
APPENDIX n. Material added at the end of a book The textbook only had 7 chapters, but it also had a 100 page appendix that explained new discoveries.
DISPENSEv.l. To give out; distribute2. To get rid of 1. Medical personnel dispensed supplies to people who had been injured in the earthquake. 2. The museum robbers were forced to dispense of the stolen art as they ran from the police.
SUSPEND v. To stop; to put on hold The bank suspended her account because she had written bad checks.