Ch. 3 Flashcards

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Occurring or existing at the same time; accompanying; following as a result

Something or someone that occurs at the same time as another thing

A

Concomitant

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2
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The longest division of geological time, containing two or more eras

Indefinitely long period of time; and age

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Eon

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3
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Still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct

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Extant

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4
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A gap or interruption in space or time; a break

A

Hiatus

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5
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To a custom to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection or exposure

A

Inure

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6
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Impossible to retract; irreversible

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Irrevocable

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7
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A span of 1000 (one thousand) years

A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, and prosperity

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Millennium

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8
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Time without end; eternity

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Perpetuity

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9
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Unspoiled, untouched by civilization; remaining in a pure state

Free from dirt or decay; clean

Typical of the earliest time or conditions; original; primitive

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Pristine

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10
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A short life or existence; an impermanence

A state of moving from place to place

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Transience

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