Unit 1 Cluster 2 Vocabulary

CIRCUMSTANCESDESCRIBE A SITUATION A PERSON IS IN.

There are many circumstances that causes people to make bad choices.

COMMITTHE PERFORM DO OR CARRY OUT SOMETHING

The secret agent committed a

crime against his country by

stealing secret files.

CONSEQUENCESOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER

ACTION

Breaking the law has negative consequences.

CONTACTMAKE A CONNECTION

WITH THEM IN SOME WAY

I stay in contact with my friends through Facebook.

EMPATHYYOU UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEMS FEELINGS OR BEHAVIOR.

I felt empathy when Sarah lost her dog; last year, my dog ran away from home when someone left the gate open.

JUVENILEA JUVENILE IS A YOUNG PERSON, AND

SOMETHING JUVENILE IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Most juveniles must go to school. My little brother’s slumber party was so juvenile, they only played kiddy games.

MATURITYLIKE AN ADULT, FULLY

DEVELOPED

It takes decades for some trees to reach their maturity.

SALVAGESAVE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING FROM DESTRUCTION.

We can salvage our forests by reducing, reusing and recycling our paper.