Lesson 7-9 Flashcards

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Era

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

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Equator

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An imaginary line around the center of the earth that is halfway between the north and south hemispheres

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Forswear

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To give up or reject seriously

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Infiltrate

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To filter into or through

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Irreversible

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Incapable of being changed

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Meteorological

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

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Penetrate

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To pass into or through, especially by force

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Precise

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Exact in measurement or amount

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Synthetic

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Not natural; artificial

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Thaw

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To melt

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Brutish

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Like or resembling an animal or beast

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Harass

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To bother, annoy, or torment repeatedly

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Lacerated

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To rip or tear roughly, especially in an injury

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Lambaste

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To scold harshly

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Maimed

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To injure or disable severely; cripple

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Mulitate

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To injure or disable seriously as by cutting off a limb

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Rile

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To annoy, to irritate, or to anger

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Skirmish

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A brief or minor battle between a small body of troops

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Tantrum

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A sudden outburst of bad temper

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Taunt

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To sarcastically mock or criticize with insults.

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Centenary

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A period of one hundred years

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Decathlon

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A contest in which athletes compete in 10 different track and field events

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Hexagon

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A two d geometric figure formed with six sides

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Monarchy

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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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Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried

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Novena

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Saying prayers for nine consecutive days to achieve a specific purpose

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Octagonal

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A two d geometric figure formed of 8 sides and eight angles.

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Quadruple

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To multiply something by four, or become four times as great. Made up of four parts

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Sextet

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Any group of six people or things

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Uniformity

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Consistent; conforming to one standard or rule