Ch. 7 Flashcards

1
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Archipelago

A

A large group of islands;

A body of water containing islands

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2
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Careen

A

To rush headlong; to lean

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3
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Cavalier

A

Arrogant

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4
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Contiguous

A

Sharing a boundary;

Being very vlose

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5
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Correlate

A

To connect related things

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6
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Etymology

A

The history of a word

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7
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Frenetic

A

Wildly excited;

Frantic

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8
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Kinetic

A

Relating to motion

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9
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Presage

A

To warn or indicate in advance

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10
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Pulverize

A

To crush or grind into dust or powder

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11
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Recondite

A

Difficult to understand; abstruse

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12
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Repulse

A

To repel

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13
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Seismic

A

Caused by or having to do with earthquakes

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14
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Undulate

A

To form or move in waves

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15
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Upheaval

A

Radical or violent change

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