ES Regents Vocab Flashcards
To Learn ES Regents Vocabulary
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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
To decide
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Deviation
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)
To regulate the course of; control
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Diverge
Separate from another route and go in a different direction
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Dominant
Ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence
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Duration
The length of time something continues or exists
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Effect
A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause
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Elongated
Made longer; extended
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Equatorial
Relating to conditions that exist at the earth's equator
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Exceeds
To go beyond
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Expansion
The act or process of expanding
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Factor
One of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation
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Frequency
The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time
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Gradient
The slope
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Horizon
The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet
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Horizontal
Going side-to-side, like the horizon
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Indication
Something that points to or suggests; a sign
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Indicator
A person or thing that measures and records variations; a signal
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Indirect
Opposite relationship
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Inferred
To conclude from evidence
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Inorganic
Not resulting from something living or once living
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Intensity
The magnitude of a quantity
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Interface
A point where two systems, subjects meet and interact; a boundary
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Internal Arrangement
The arrangement of particles or atoms, within a material
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Interpret
Explain the meaning of
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Intruded
Enter with disruptive or adverse effect
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Inverse
Opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect
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Landscape
All the visible features of an area of countryside or land
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Marine
Of, found in, or produced by the sea
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Maximum
The greatest or highest amount possible
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Meandering
To follow a winding and turning course
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Minimum
The least or smallest amount or quantity possible
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Molten
Liquefied by heat; melted
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Not to Scale
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
A person who watches or notices something
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Occurrence
An incident or event
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Organic
Of, relating to, or derived from living matter
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Orientation
The determination of the relative position of something or someone
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Origin
Something from which anything arises or is derived; the source
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Overturning
To turn over and come to rest upside down
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Parallel
Extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting
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Pendulum
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
An occurrence, or circumstance observed with the senses; an event, incident
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Potential
Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future
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Predict
To estimate that something will happen in the future
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Predictable
Behaving or occurring in a way that is expected
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Prevailing
Most frequent or common; predominant
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Probability
A strong likelihood or chance of something
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Profile
A side view of an object or structure
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Random
Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective
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Rarely
Not often; seldom
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Rate
The speed at which something happens within a particular period of time
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Regional
An extensive, continuous part of a surface
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Relate
To establish or demonstrate a connection between
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Relative
Considered in comparison with something else
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Resistant
Not damaged by something: unaltered by or impervious to the damaging effect of something
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Resource
An available supply that can be drawn on when needed
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Sequence
A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other
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Severity
Unsparing, harsh, or strict
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Shallow
Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking depth
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Slope
To have an inclined angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant
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Solidification
The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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Sorted
To arrange according to class, kind, or size; to classify
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Source
From which something comes or can be obtained; origin
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Spherical
Having the shape of a sphere; globular
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Subdivision
A subordinate part of a larger whole
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Subjected
To cause to be experienced
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Terrestrial
Of, on, or relating to the earth
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Texture
The feel and appearance of a surface, especially how rough or smooth it is
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Topography
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
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True Scale Drawing
An established measure or standard; the model represents the real world lengths or measures
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Undergone
To be subjected to something
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Uniform
Not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times
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Vapor
Water in its gaseous state, especially in the atmosphere and at a temperature below the boiling point
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Vaporization
The change of a liquid into a gas at a temperature below the boiling point
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Variation
The degree to which something differs
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Velocity
A quickness of motion; speed
