List 19 Flashcards

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ven
circumvent(V)

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come
to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem

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ichthy
ichthyologist(N)

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fish
a branch of zoology that deals with fishes

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3
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pulse
impulse(N)

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drive
a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action

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4
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calor
calorific(ADJ)

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heat
of or relating to heat production

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5
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sol
solarium(N)

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sun
a glass-enclosed porch or room

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strat
stratosphere(N)

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layer
the part of the earth’s atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32°F (0°C) and clouds rarely form

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7
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nuc
nucleus(N)

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center
the small bright body in the head of a comet

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sat
insatiable(ADJ)

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enough
incapable of being satisfied

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Prothero
proterozoic(ADJ)

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early
of, relating to, or being the eon of geologic time or the corresponding segment of rocks that includes the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons, exceeds in length all of subsequent geologic time, and is marked by rocks that contain fossils indicating the first appearance of eukaryotic organisms (such as algae)

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10
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mont
piedmont(ADJ)

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mountain
lying or formed at the base of mountains

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kilo
kilowatt(N)

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thousand
1000 watts

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12
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myria
myriad(N)

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many
ten thousand

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13
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tachy
tachycardia(N)

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quick
relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological

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fiss
fissure(N)

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split
a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting

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cumu
cumulus(N)

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heaped
a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain

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meteor
meteorograph(N)

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high
an autographic apparatus for recording simultaneously several meteorologic elements (as air pressure, temperature, moisture)

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hibern
hibernal(ADJ)

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winter
of, relating to, or occurring in winter

18
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di
diverge(V)

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two
to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart

19
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bath
batholith(N)

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deep
a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface

20
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cirr
cirrostratus(N)

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hair
a fairly uniform high thin cloud layer darker than cirrus and often covering the entire sky

21
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grav
gravid(ADJ)

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heavy
Pregnant

22
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solv
solvent(ADJ

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loosen
able to pay all legal debts

23
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ophithal
ophthalmic(ADJ)

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eye
of, relating to, or situated near the eye

24
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oma
hematoma(N)

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tumor
a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel

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rub
rubicund(ADJ)

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red
having a healthy reddish color