Lesson 7-9 Flashcards

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Era

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n.-a period of time marked by certain or special events , ideas , or persons.

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Equator

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n.-an imaginary line around the center of the earth that is halfway between the north and south pole.

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Forswear

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v.-to give up or reject seriously.

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Infiltrate

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v.-to filter into or through .

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Irreversible

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Adj.-incapable of being changed

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Meteorological

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Adj.-science that deals with the the study of the atmosphere, weather , and climate

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Penetrate

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V.-to pass into or through especially by force

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Precise

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Adj.-exact on measurement or amount

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Synthetic

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Adj.-not natural; artificial

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Thaw

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V.- to melt

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Brutish

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Adj.-like or resembling an animal or beast, stupid, savage, or cruel

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Harass

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V.-to bother, annoy, or torment repeadetly

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Lacerated

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V.-to rip or tear roughly, especially in an injury

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Lambaste

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V.-to scold harshly

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Maimed

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V.-to injure or disable severely ; cripple

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Mutilate

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V.-to injure or disable seriously, as by cutting off a limb

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Rile

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V.-to annoy, or to anger

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Tantrum

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N.-a sudden outburst of bad temper, anger, or rage

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Taunt

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V.-to sarcastically mock, or criticize with insults

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Centenary

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Adj.-a period of one hundred years; centennial

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Decathlon

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N.-a contest in which athletes compete in ten different track and field events

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Hexagon

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N.-a two-dimensional geometric figure formed of six sides

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Monarchy

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N.-a political system in which a state is ruled by a single ruler called a monarch

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Monotonous

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Adj.-uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried

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Novena

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N.-saying prayers for nine consecutive days to achieve a specific purpose

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Octagonal

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Adj.-a two-deminsional geometric figure formed of eight sides and eight angles

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Quadruple

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V.-to multiply something by four, or become four times as great
Adj.-made up of four parts

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Sextet

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N.-any group of six people or things

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Uniformity

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N.-consistent; conforming to one standard rule

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Skirmish

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N.-a brief or minor battle between a small body of troops