Vocabulary Unit 1ELA 8 General

Remember, a good a sentence—

•Begins with a capital letter•Ends with punctuation . ? ! • Contains at least eight words

In this unit, please show me that you can write and use the words a lot correctly.

1. abstract—not easily seen or understood

The abstract concept was difficult for a lot of students to understand.

Lola enjoys abstract artwork because she can interpret it in a lot of different ways.

A lot of the equations were too abstract for everyone except the teacher.

2. bias—prejudice; preconceivednotion; favoritism

The store owner showed a lot of bias toward the boy with tattoos all over his arms and would not hire him.

Our teacher has a lot of bias for the girls and lets them leave the classroom more often.

A lot of people believe the media has a bias toward certain politicians.

3. capacity—the ability to receive or contain

There is a lot of capacity in an Excursion limo compared to a Corvette.

A lot of people didn’t believe the cafeteria could hold a capacity of 150.

A gallon container has the capacity to hold a lot of ounces of milk, but it cannot hold more than 128.

4. deduce—draw a conclusion; realize

Sherlock Holmes could look at a lot of clues and quickly deduce who the culprit was.

A lot of us were able to deduce she was sad since she was crying.

You went to a lot of trouble to deduce the answer to the difficult equation.

5. emerge—appear; come into view

In a lot of stories, the villain will emerge from the fog.

We watched a lot of gophers emerge from holes in the ground.

The naval crew felt a lot of emotions when their submarine finally emerged.

6. facilitate—to help (something) run moresmoothly; to help cause

The free trip incentive facilitates a lot more sales during our fundraiser.

Knowing the rules will facilitate a lot of students to behave appropriately.

A lot of people believe that getting up early and not rushing to catch the bus often facilitates having a good day.

7. generate—create or produce

Niagara Falls generates power for a lot of homes.

Brainstorming generated a lot of ideas for the writing assignment.

Advertising the dance generated a lot of ticket sales.

The generator will produce power in a lot of different appliances.

8. hence—therefore; thus; as a result

I was running late for school; hence, I did not have a lot of time to eat breakfast.

We did poorly on the quiz; hence, our teacher gave us a lot of practice worksheets.

I’m very sleepy; hence, I hope to get a lot of sleep tonight.

Hence, To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant

popularity of dogs.--Aldous Huxley

9. ideology—beliefs or principles

A lot of people share the ideology that you should treat others as you wish to be treated.

A lot of the ideologies we hold in the United States are outlined in the Bill of Rights.

The ideology that you must work hard to succeed motivates a lot of people.

10. justify—rationalize or defend

Bob justified his lateness to class by explaining he dropped a lot of his books in the hall.

A lot of students try to justify being unprepared by saying they left their work at home.

I cannot justify a lot of the mean things I said to my sisters when I was a teenager.