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Chapter 7-9 Flashcards

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A period of time marked by certain or specific events, ideas, or persons

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Era

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An imaginary line around the center of the Earth that is halfway between the north and South Pole

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Equator

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To give up or reject seriously

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Forswear

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To filter into or through

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Infiltrate

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Incapable of being changed

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Irreversible

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Science that deals with the study of the atmosphere, weather, and climate

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Meteorological

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To pass through, especially by force

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Penetrate

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Exact in measurement or amount

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Precise

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Not naturally; artificial

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Synthetic

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To melt

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Thaw

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A period of a hundred years; centennial

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Centenary

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A contest in which athletes compete in ten different track-and- field events

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Decathlon

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A two dimensional geometric figure formed of six sides

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Hexagon

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A political system in which a state is ruled by a single ruler called a monarch

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Monarchy

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Uninteresting and boring as a result of being repetitive

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Monotonous

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Saying prayers for nine consecutive days to achieve a specific purpose

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Novena

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A two dimensional geometric figure formed of eight sides and eight angles

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Octagonal

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To multiply something by 4, or become 4 times as great

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Quadruple

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Any group of 6 people or things

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Sextet

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Consistent; conforming to one standard rule

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Uniformity

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Like or resembling an animal or beast, stupid, savage, or cruel

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Brutish

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To bother, annoy, or torment repeatedly

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Harass

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To rip or tear roughly especially in an injury

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Lacerated

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To scold harshly

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Lambaste

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To injure or disable severely, cripple

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Maimed

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To injure or disable seriously by being cut off

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Mutilate

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To annoy, irritate, or anger

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Rile

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A brief or minor battle between a small body of troops

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Skirmish

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A sudden outburst of bad temper, anger, or rage

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Tantrum

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To sarcastically make fun of or criticize

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Taunt

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