Lesson 7-9 Flashcards
Era
A period of time marked by certain or special events, ideas, or persons
Equator
An imaginary line around the center of the earth that is halfway between the north and south hemispheres
Forswear
To give up or reject seriously
Infiltrate
To filter into or through
Irreversible
Incapable of being changed
Meteorological
Science that deals with the study of the atmosphere, weather, and climate.
Penetrate
To pass into or through, especially by force
Precise
Exact in measurement or amount
Synthetic
Not natural; artificial
Thaw
To melt
Brutish
Like or resembling an animal or beast
Harass
To bother, annoy, or torment repeatedly
Lacerated
To rip or tear roughly, especially in an injury
Lambaste
To scold harshly
Maimed
To injure or disable severely; cripple
Mulitate
To injure or disable seriously as by cutting off a limb
Rile
To annoy, to irritate, or to anger
Skirmish
A brief or minor battle between a small body of troops
Tantrum
A sudden outburst of bad temper
Taunt
To sarcastically mock or criticize with insults.
Centenary
A period of one hundred years
Decathlon
A contest in which athletes compete in 10 different track and field events
Hexagon
A two d geometric figure formed with six sides
Monarchy
A political system in which a state is ruled by a single ruler called a monarch
Monotonous
Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried
Novena
Saying prayers for nine consecutive days to achieve a specific purpose
Octagonal
A two d geometric figure formed of 8 sides and eight angles.
Quadruple
To multiply something by four, or become four times as great. Made up of four parts
Sextet
Any group of six people or things
Uniformity
Consistent; conforming to one standard or rule
