VocabularyWeek 3Language Arts Support III

Vocabulary Words:• 1. paradox• 2. consecutive numbers• 3. demographics• 4. reference• 5. edit• 6. noun• 7. intersecting• 8. volume

paradox• Definition: a statement or proposition that seems self-

contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

• Synonym: nonsense, ambiguity, opposite• Sentence: A strange paradox of sporting activity is that

participation often leads to higher self-esteem.• Example: Lottery paradox: There is one winning ticket in a

large lottery. It is reasonable to believe of a particular lottery ticket that it is not the winning ticket, since the probability that it is the winner is so very small, but it is not reasonable to believe that no lottery ticket will win.

paradox

consecutive numbers • Definition: Numbers which follow each other in order, without

gaps, from smallest to largest.• Synonym: chronological, sequence• Sentence: Did you notice the pattern of consecutive numbers?• Example: 12, 13, 14 and 15 are consecutive numbers

consecutive numbers

demographics• Definition: the statistical data of a population, especially those

showing average age, income, education, etc. • Synonym: n/a• Sentence: Our school’s demographics are listed on our

webpage. • Example: The management is adapting to the area's new

demographics by updating the décor.

demographics

reference• Definition: an act or instance of referring.• Synonym: credential• Sentence: The teacher told me I had to use 10 references to

write my paper.• Example: References can take on many forms such as a

though, a sensory perception…

reference

edit• Definition: to revise or correct, as a manuscript• Synonym: correct• Sentence: We had to edit our papers before we submitted

them.• Example: Editing comes before revising.

edit

noun• Definition: are often thought of as referring to persons, places,

things, states, or qualities.• Synonym: n/a• Sentence: My house is considered to be a noun.• Example: Most of our words are nouns

noun

intersecting• Definition: to cut or divide by passing through or across• Synonym: crossing, intercrossing• Sentence: The lines are intersecting.• Example: Think about why two roads together are called an

intersection?

intersecting

volume• Definition: the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that

an object or substance occupies.• Synonym: capacity• Sentence: The volume of the triangle was larger than the small

circle.• Example: When would you use volume?

volume