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Abundant

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Plentiful

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Accurate

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Correct in all details

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Affect

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To have influence on

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Apparent

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Clearly visible or understood; obvious

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Appear

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Become visible or noticeable

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Ascending

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Increasing in size, importance or heading upward

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Atmospheric

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Of or relating to the atmosphere of the Earth or another planet

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Axis

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An imaginary line about which a body rotates

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Basis

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The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process

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Cementation

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The binding together of particles or other things by cement gluing

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Compaction

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An increase in the density of something: squashing

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Comparison

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To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of

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Compass Direction

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Naming a point or course by the principal points of the compass

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Composition

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To make or create by putting together parts or elements

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Compression

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Reduction in volume; causing an increase in pressure; squeezing

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Concentration

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to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer

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Converge

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Come together from different directions so as eventually to meet

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Coordinate

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Any of a set of numbers that defines the location of a point in space

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Cosmic

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Of or relating to the universe or cosmos

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Cross Section

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A surface or shape that is exposed by making a straight cut through something: a side view of topography

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Cyclic

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Occurring in cycles; regularly (predictably) repeated

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Deplete

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To use up

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Deposit

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To put or set down

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Descending

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To Move downward

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Determine

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To decide

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Deviation

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The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard; the amount a measurement differs from a fixed value

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Direct (result)

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To regulate the course of; control

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Diverge

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Separate from another route and go in a different direction

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Dominant

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Ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence

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Duration

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The length of time something continues or exists

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Effect

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A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

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Elongated

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Made longer; extended

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Equatorial

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Relating to conditions that exist at the earth’s equator

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Exceeds

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To go beyond

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Expansion

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The act or process of expanding

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Factor

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One of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation

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Frequency

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The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time

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Gradient

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The slope

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Horizon

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The line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet

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Horizontal

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Going side-to-side, like the horizon

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Indication

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Something that points to or suggests; a sign

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Indicator

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A person or thing that measures and records variations; a signal

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Indirect

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Opposite relationship

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Inferred

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To conclude from evidence

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Inorganic

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Not resulting from something living or once living

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Intensity

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The magnitude of a quantity

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Interface

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A point where two systems, subjects meet and interact; a boundary

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Internal Arrangement

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The arrangement of particles or atoms, within a material

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Interpret

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Explain the meaning of

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Intruded

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Enter with disruptive or adverse effect

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Inverse

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Opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect

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Landscape

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All the visible features of an area of countryside or land

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Marine

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Of, found in, or produced by the sea

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Maximum

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The greatest or highest amount possible

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Meandering

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To follow a winding and turning course

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Minimum

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The least or smallest amount or quantity possible

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Molten

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Liquefied by heat; melted

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Not to Scale

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Not in line with an established measure or standard; the map does not represent the real world lengths or measures

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Observer

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A person who watches or notices something

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Occurrence

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An incident or event

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Organic

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Of, relating to, or derived from living matter

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Orientation

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The determination of the relative position of something or someone

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Origin

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Something from which anything arises or is derived; the source

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Overturning

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To turn over and come to rest upside down

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Parallel

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Extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting

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Pendulum

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A weight suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity

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Phenomena

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An occurrence, or circumstance observed with the senses; an event, incident

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Potential

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Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future

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Predict

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To estimate that something will happen in the future

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Predictable

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Behaving or occurring in a way that is expected

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Prevailing

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Most frequent or common; predominant

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Probability

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A strong likelihood or chance of something

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Profile

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A side view of an object or structure

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Random

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Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective

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Rarely

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Not often; seldom

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Rate

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The speed at which something happens within a particular period of time

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Regional

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An extensive, continuous part of a surface

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Relate

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To establish or demonstrate a connection between

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Relative

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Considered in comparison with something else

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Resistant

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Not damaged by something: unaltered by or impervious to the damaging effect of something

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Resource

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An available supply that can be drawn on when needed

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Sequence

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A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other

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Severity

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Unsparing, harsh, or strict

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Shallow

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Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking depth

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Slope

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To have an inclined angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant

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Solidification

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The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

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Sorted

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To arrange according to class, kind, or size; to classify

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Source

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From which something comes or can be obtained; origin

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Spherical

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Having the shape of a sphere; globular

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Subdivision

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A subordinate part of a larger whole

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Subjected

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To cause to be experienced

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Terrestrial

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Of, on, or relating to the earth

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Texture

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The feel and appearance of a surface, especially how rough or smooth it is

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Topography

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The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

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True Scale Drawing

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An established measure or standard; the model represents the real world lengths or measures

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Undergone

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To be subjected to something

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Uniform

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Not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times

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Vapor

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Water in its gaseous state, especially in the atmosphere and at a temperature below the boiling point

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Vaporization

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The change of a liquid into a gas at a temperature below the boiling point

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Variation

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The degree to which something differs

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Velocity

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A quickness of motion; speed

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