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