Unit 1 Lesson 9 Flashcards
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Anon
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Soon; shortly
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Anachronism
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Anything that is out of place in time
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Antebellum
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Before the war; especially before the American Civil War.
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Antediluvian
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Old-fashioned; before the flood
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Atavism
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Reversion to a primitive type; resemblance to a remote ancestor.
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Augury
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The art of prophecy; an omen
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Betimes
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Early; promptly; before it is too late
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Biennial
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Happening every two years
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Diurnal
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Daily; of the daytime
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Eon
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Long, indefinite period of time; thousands of years
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Ephemeral
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Short-lived; transitory
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Epoch
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Noteworthy period
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Generation
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A period of time between the birth of one group and that of its off-spring
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Score
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Twenty people or objects; twenty years
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Tercentenary
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A period of 300 years
