Literacy vocabulary

Imminent Likely to happen very soon

Catastrophic A disastrous event

Epiphany A sudden and surprising moment of understanding

Plummet To fall suddenly or quickly from a high level or position

Succumb To give way to a superior force

Duplicate A copy exactly like the original

Guzzle To drink something quickly and in large amounts

Traverse To pass or move over, along, or through

Tolerant To be able to accept what another person says or does, even if you don’t agree with it

Determine To discover facts about something

Indicate To point out or direct attention to something

Perished To have died or suffered destruction

Monitor To watch and check something over a period of time

Inferior Not good or not as good

Protocols Māori have special rules and protocols that must be followed on a marae, especially during a pōwhiri

Emissions Gases or other substances sent into the air

Collate To collect information together from different sources

Nutrients A substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive or growing.

Penetrate To go into or through something.

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