Archipelago

( noun )

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A large group of islands.

Key west is the southernmost island of the florida archipelago.

Careen

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To rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching motion.

The racecars careened around in the bends of the track.

Cavalier

( adj. )

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Showing an offhand or carefree disregaurd; arrogant.

John's cavalier attitude toward math may one day cath up with im in his banking job.

Contiguous

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sharing a boundary;

Canada shares a cintiguous boundary with the United States.

Corrilate

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To connect related things;

The study correlated the exposure of certain food groups in our diet.

Etymology

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The history of a word.

The etymology of many english words reveals the language of other languages.

Frenetic

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Widely excited; frantic.

The frenetic buying and selling on black friday was too much for me.

Kinetic

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Relating to motion.

The body creates kinetic energy when your doing anything related to speed.

Presage

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To foretell; to warn or indicate in advance.

Storm clouds presage that there is about to be a storm.

Pulverize

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To crush or grind into dust or powder.

The limstone was pulverized more many hours before it was ready to be transformed into concrete.

Recondite

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difficult to understand.

The kid in our grade that spoke spanish was hard for me to recondite him.

Repulse

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To repel; to drive back.

The mosquitos were repulsed away when i put bug spray on.

Seismic

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Caused by or having to do with earthquakes.

Seismic changes in the earth's crust caused the break in the freeway.

Undulate

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To form or move in waves.

The sea undulated beneath the boat, lifting it up and down.

Upheavel

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A radical or violent change.

The civil rights movement sparked the time of upheaval across America.