VOCAB.

ASSESS

• Definition: When you assess something, you estimate its value or ability.
• EX. Letter grades help parents assess how well their child is doing in school.
• By their ratio, batting average or by their skill.

COMPENSATE

• Define: When you compensate for something that you lack, you make up for it.
• EX. I compensate for my skills for football.
• You are making up for something.

DETERIORATED

• Define: Something that has deteriorated became worse or inferior in condition, value, or character.
• The corpse deteriorated after a long time
• Rotten

DEVASTATING

• Define: Something that is devastating is overwhelming or destructive.
• The oil spill was devastating for the wildlife.
• Mud slides

IMPLEMENT

• Define: To implement a plan is to put it into effect or make it happen.
• The parks & Rec organization plans to implement having games duing the week.
• School baseball team

PERIPHERAL

• Define: Peripheral vision refers to the outer edges of where you can see.
• I saw the tornado in my peripheral vision.
• To see things to the side of you.

POTENTIAL

• Define: Potential means "possibility."
• He had the potential to hit a dingger!
• Winter

SUMMIT

• Define: The summit is the highest point of a hill or mountain.
• We would climb to the summit of Mt. St. Helens
• Bottom.