vocab test 5 Flashcards

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amateur

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A person who does something for pleasure, not for money

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rebellion

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A show of opposition to a form of authority

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3
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appease

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to make calmer by giving in to demands
synonym:satisfy

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4
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partial

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not complete;unfair favor to one side.

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5
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gratify

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to give pleasure or or satisfaction

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6
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impartial

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not favoring one over the other

synonym:fair

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7
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knoll

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A small rounded hill

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8
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tolerate

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to put up with something

synonym:endure

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matter

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something with volume and mass

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mass

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measurement of how much is contained

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11
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atom

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A tiny particle you can’t see

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12
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mosaic

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A piece of art made up of small pieces put together

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13
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leap year

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366 days every four years

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14
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common year

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365 days

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15
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decade

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10 years

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century

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100 years

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millennium

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1000 years

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18
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scale

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A number line that measures the temperature

19
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Fahrenheit

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on the Fahrenheit scale there are 2 degrees between each degree

freezing 32 degrees boiling 212 degrees

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Celsius

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uses a centigrade which means there is 100 degree between freezing and boiling

freezing 0 boiling 100

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multiples

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A product of a counting number and another number

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factors

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A whole number that divides another whole number without a remainder

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a.m.

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12 hours before noon

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p.m.

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12 hours after noon

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parentheses
a pair of symbols used to set a part of a math equation
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associative property
grouping of addends or actors does not affect the answer (addition and multiplation)
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plot
story line
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exposition
setting,characters/the beginning
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rising action
build up to the climax, or problem
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climax
the big event/turning point
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falling action
how the problem is fixed after the climax
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plot mountain
a story line of a narrative story
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resolution
solution/ending,how a story is resolved
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setting
where the story takes place
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character
people in the story
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character traits
physical,mental and real traits about a character
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solid
very little movement atoms very close
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liquid
More movement/a little more space than a solid
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gas
a lot of space/a lot of movement,atoms going very fast
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economics
How people use natural resouses
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maufacturing
the business of using raw materials to make products or goods to sell
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agriculture
the business of growing and raising livestock
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information technology
the study and development of computer systems to store,retrive and send info
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