Vocabulary
Module 7, Week 1
ex • pe • di • tion (noun)
expedition
expeditions - plural
An expedition is a trip that has a
purpose, such as exploration or
research. A long, usually dangerous
trip to somewhere that hasn’t been
visited by many people.
Ex. The goad of the expedition was
to reach the South Pole
Also: explore (verb), explorer
(noun), explored (adjective),
exploratory (adjective)
Synonyms: excursion, exploration,
trek
incredible
in • cred • i • ble (adjective)
Something that is so amazing that
it is hard to believe it is true.
Ex. The hikers were amazed by the
incredible lost city they saw in the
jungle.
Also: incredibly (adverb), credible
(adjective), incredulous
(adjective)
Synonyms: amazing, spectacular,
unbelievable
prog • ress (noun)
progress
no plural
Steps or accomplishments you
make towards reaching a goal.
Ex. Today, the climbers made great
progress toward reaching the top
of the mountain.
Also: progress (verb), progressive
(noun/adjective), progressively
(adverb), progression (noun)
Synonyms: development, advance,
movement, growth
chro • nol • o • gy (noun)
chronologies -plural
chronology
A chronology records the time and
order of a series of events; the
arrangement of events in the order
that they happened. Or, study of
history to figure out the dates things
happened.
Ex. The researcher wrote a
chronology of the expedition in her
digital journal.
Also: chronometer (noun),
chronologist (noun)
Synonyms: register, record, timetable
vast (adjective)
vast
expeditions -plural
Something that is very large. Of
great size.
Ex. We looked out at the vast field.
There was wheat as far as we could
see.
Also: vastness (noun), vastly
(adverb)
Synonyms: boundless, immense,
enormous, endless, colossal
as • cend (verb)
ascend
ascended –past tense/past
participle
To go up.
Ex. The hot air balloons ascend
slowly into the sky.
Also: ascent (noun), ascending
(adjective), ascended (adjective),
ascendance (noun)
Synonyms: climb, escalate, take off
prin • ci • ple (noun)
principle
principles - plural
A scientific principle is a rule that
explains how something in the natural
world words. The rules that scientists
know are true in nature (or math)
Ex. The rotation of Earth is a scientific
principle explaining day and night.
Also: principled (adjective)
Synonyms: doctrine, foundation, rule,
truth, fundamental, assumption
mar • i • ner (noun)
mariner
mariners - plural
People who sail ships. Sailors.
Ex. One of the mariners guided the
ship through rough waters.
Also: marine (noun & adjective),
marina (noun)
Synonyms: sailor, navigator,
seafarer, shipmate
cosmic
cos • mic (adjective)
Something that is beyond Earth and
its atmosphere. Something that is a
part of space. To do with space.
Ex. Our vast cosmic universe
contains planets and billions of stars.
Also: cosmos (noun), cosmically
(adverb)
Synonyms: universal
forge(verb)
forge
forged – past tense/past participle
To heat up a piece of metal and
hammer it into the shape you want.
Ex. The blacksmith forged new shoes
for the horse.
Also: forge (noun), forged (adjective),
Synonyms: heat treat