Vocab : Nature - Ancient Life

Target Words :
accuracy      integrally
adjacent      overlap
compress     retain
feasibly        seep
gut              structure

Definitions and Samples :
1. accuracy n. Precision; exactness; Usage tips Accuracy is often followed by of.
"The research department checks all our articles for accuracy of facts before we print them".

2. adjacent adj. Next to; Usage tips Adjacent is often followed by to.
"Even though the villages are adjacent to each other, their residents speak different languages".

3. compress v. To press together
"To make the foundation stronger, they compressed the soil before pouring the concrete".

4. feasibly adv. Practically; in a way that can work
"Scientists can’t feasibly bring energy from deep ocean currents to where it is needed—on land".

5. gut v. To empty or hollow out; Usage tips Gut also means “the stomach of an animal”; this verb makes an image, that the inside of a building is like the inside of an animal.
"In order to remodel the house, we must first gut it and throw away all the old fixtures".

6. integrally adv. In a whole or complete manner
"Writing and spelling are taught integrally as part of the reading program".

7. overlap v. To lie over part of something; to have elements in common
"One of the two assistants will likely get fired, since most of their duties in the office overlap".

8. retain v. To keep or hold
"The rain fell so heavily that the banks of the river could not retain all the water".

9. seep v. To pass slowly for a long time, as a liquid or gas might; Usage tips Seep is often followed by into or through.
"As the containers rusted, the toxic waste seeped into the ground".

10. structure n. Something constructed, such as a building
"Most companies have a social structure that can’t be understood by outsiders".