If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book

J.K. Rowling

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UNIT 8

Definition

Access is the right to enter or use something

Example

The manager was the only person with access to the password.

Definition

Conduct is the way that someone acts.

Example

She was punished for her bad conduct.

Definition

When an event or action is constant, it happens a lot or all the time.

Example

The television at home is in constant use

Definition

A crack is a narrow space between the parts of something broken

Example

The old window was covered with cracks

Definition

A device is an object or a machine.

Example

A thermometer is a device that tells temperature

Definition

To enclose something is to contain it

Example

The cows in the field were enclosed by a fence

Definition

To grip something is to hold it very tightly.

Example

I was scared, so I gripped my older sister’s hand.

Definition

To halt is to stop moving

Example

The criminal halted when he saw the police coming

Definition

If something is impending, it is going to happen soon.

Example

The student was nervous about his impending test.

Definition

To influence someone or something is to have an effect over them

Example

My friend influenced my decision to attend Terrance University.

Definition

A law is a rule made by the legislative body.

Example

The students learned about different laws during social studies class

Definition

A mode is a setting or condition on a machine

Example

Mother turned the 7V to quiet mode while she talked on the phone

Definition

To perspire means to sweat

Example

I usually perspire a lot when I am at practice.

Definition

To replace something is to put it in the place of something else

Example

I replaced the tire on my car because it was flat

Definition

To snap something means to break it suddenly, which causes a loud noise

Example

I took the stick and snapped it with my hands.

Definition

If a person or animal is sly, they are sneaky or good at tricking people

Example

The sly fox stole the eggs from the nest.

Definition

To tend to do something is to be likely to do it or to do it often

Example

My mom tends to buy me the perfect gift each Christmas.

Definition

When something is valid, it is correct or based on good reasoning

Example

The expert’s opinion on the subject was more valid than others

Definition

A version is an account of something that differs slightly from the original

Example

She read the students British version of the Chinese fairy tale

Definition

You use whatsoever after a noun to emphasize that there is nothing of that thing.

Example

The boy had no idea whatsoever how to solve the story problem