My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014

touchstone


Sentence

He is the touchstone for every single
pivotal point in early American history.
Definitions:

something used as a test or standard



Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ttston/


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Ben Franklin Video: Introduction
pivotal


Sentence:

He is the touchstone for every single
pivotal point in early American history.
Definitions:

more important than anything else

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/pvl/


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Ben Franklin Video: Introduction

relish


Sentence:

Franklin would relish communication and
digital revolution...
Definitions:

to enjoy something like thoughts or an
experience

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/rel/



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Ben Franklin Video: Introduction













My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014

hierarchical


Sentence

Notice the hierarchical organization of
those notes.
Definitions:

if a system, organization etc is
hierarchical, people or things are divided
into levels of importance

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/hrrkkl/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill | Main ideas, Details and
Summary through Statement PIE
pitfall


Sentence:

And this will help you avoid the pitfall of
copying an authors text word for word
and
Definitions:

a problem or difficulty

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ptfl/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill | Main ideas, Details
and Summary through Statement PIE
plagiarize


Sentence:

And this will hlp you avoid the pitfall .of
plagiarizing the author,
Definitions:

to take words or ideas from another
persons woek and use them in your
work, without stating that they are not
your own
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ple.dr.az/

Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill | Main ideas, Details and
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My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014




representative


Sentence

MacKenzie and the representatives of the
Class of 1904 decided
Definitions:

someone who has been chosen to
speak, vote, or make decisions for
someone else

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/reprzentv/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill | Main ideas, Details and
Summary through Statement PIE
identify


Sentence:

Now, lets read the second paragraph and
identify key ideas:
Definitions:

to find or discover something
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/dentf/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill | Main ideas, Details
and Summary through Statement PIE
apprentice


Sentence:

Franklin found work as an apprentice
printer.
Definitions:

bomeone who works for an employer in
order to learn a particular skill or job
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/prents/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

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alias


My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014

Sentence

Franklinoften contributed pieces to the
paper under aliases.
Definitions:

a false name

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/elis/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Biography of Benjamin Franklin

dedicated


Sentence:

a working-mans group dedicated to
self-and-civic-improvement.
Definitions:

working hard at something because it is
very important to you
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/dedked/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Biography of Benjamin Franklin

thrive


Sentence:

But Franklin thrived on work.
Definitions:

to become very success
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/rv/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Biography of Benjamin Franklin










My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014


overlap


Sentence

...the values and assumptions discussed
below overlap with and support each
other.
Definitions:

if two or more things overlap, part of one
thing covers part of another thing
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ovrlp/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Reading | American Values and
Asumptions

devotion


Sentence:

The most important thing is . Probably
their devotion to individualism.

Definitions:

great care and support for somebody or
something
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/dvon/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Reading | American Values and
Asumptions

comprehension


Sentence:

a child so youngseems beyond their
comprehension.
Definitions:

the ability to understand.
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/km.prhen.n/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Reading | American Values and
Asumptions



My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/3/2014

unspecified


Sentence

but that will affect him at some
unspecified time in the future, ...
Definitions:

not known or not stated
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/nspesfd/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Reading | American Values and
Asumptions

accountable


Sentence:

This mother is helping her son learn . to
be accountable for his own money.
Definitions:

Responsible for the effects of your
actions and willing and willing to explain
or be criticized for them
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/nspesfd/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Reading | American Values and
Asumptions

embark


Sentence:

you are going to embark on your own
research.
Definitions:

to start something
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/mbrk/
Co ntext: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Final Project | The Strands of
Independent Research