Set 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Cartographer
A
one who makes maps or charts
2
Q
Cascade
A
the tumbling flow of water as in waterfall
3
Q
Century
A
one hundred years
4
Q
Chimes
A
sets of tuned bells, the sounds that tuned bells make
5
Q
Cholesterol
A
a constituent of animal fats that is important in metabolism; steroids are a class of cholesterol
6
Q
Sapling
A
a young tree
7
Q
Satellite
A
a small planet that revolves around a larger planet
8
Q
Score
A
one-fifth of a century (i.e., twenty years)
9
Q
Scurvy
A
a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C
10
Q
Sensualist
A
one who is fond of pleasure, a modern epicurean
