Life as we knew it vocab Flashcards

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Wax and wane

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To undergo increases and decreases

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Lunar

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Pertaining to the moon

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Asteroid

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Minor planet;orbiting in space

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Comet

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Celestial body moving about the sun; central mass surrounded by dust/gas

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Astronomy

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Science that deals with the universe beyond earths atmosphere

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Hoax

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Something intended to deceive or defend

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Meteor

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Small bodies traveling through space entering earths atmosphere

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Tidal wave

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Large,destructive ocean wave produced by hurricanes

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Emergency broad cast system

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A warning activated to warn people of catastrophic attacks or disasters

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Drought

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Period of dry weather

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Current

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Passing time

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Precaution

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Prepared for what is going to happen

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Plummet

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Fall down,weigh’d down

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Sacrifice

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Offering of a plant,animal, or human to a deity

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Conserve

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To save up

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Fasted

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Not eat for a few days

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Civilized

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Bring to a stage of social,or culture

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Hysterical

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Effected by uncontrollable exert me emotion

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Turf

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Grass held together by earths roots

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Benevolence

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Act of kindess

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Sympathetic

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Showing feelings,emotions and expression

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Indicate

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Marked for something

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Nourish

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To feed, have food grows

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Appropriate

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Useful in certain circumstances

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Elapse

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Time pass or go by

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Saunter

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A slow stroll without any rush

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Scurry

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Quick short steps

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Prodigal

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Spending money without thinking

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Coherent

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Argument

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Gratitude

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Showing thanks

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Asthma

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Having problems with the lungs

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Provoke

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Give rise to

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Revitalize

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Imbue life or vitality

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Illuminate

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Light up

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Bellow

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To emit a deep loud roar

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Desolate

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State of bleak and dismal emptiness

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Flippant

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Not showing seriousness or lack of attitude

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Stupor

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A state of near unconsciousness

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Subside

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Become less violent or severe

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Spontaneous

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performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.

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Disorientated

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Confused unable to see or perform well

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Litany

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a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.