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EngIII Wordly Wise 7
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11th Grade
01/19/2016

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Term

Archipelago

(NOUN)

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Definition

A large group of islands.

 

The islands of Rhodes is located in the Aegean archipelago.

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Careen

(VERB)

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Definition

To rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching;arrogant

 

It's thrilling to sail when strong winds careen with the boat.

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Cavalier

(ADJECTIVE)

 

Definition

Showing and offhand or carefree disregard;arrogant

 

Alexis cavalier toward study may one day cath up with him

 

 

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Contigous 

(ADJECTIVE)

 

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Definition

Sharing a boundary; being very close or in contact.

 

Properties contigous to the town landfill cost considerably less than those located downtown.

 

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Correlate

(VERB)

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Definition

To connect related things;to bring things into proper relation with one another.

 

The possible correlation between piano playing and mathematical acheivement merits furhter study.

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Etymology

(NOUN)

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Definition

The history of a word.

 

THe etymology of place names often provides interesting cultural and historical information.

Term

Frentic

Adj

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Definition

Wildly excited;frantic

 

The frentic buying and selling on the floor of the stock market yesterday left investors wary abou todays transaction.

Term

kinetic

Adj

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Definition

Relating to motion

A moving body posses kinetic energy proportional to its speed and mass.

Term

Presage

Verb

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Definition

To foretell;to warn or indicate in advance.

Dark clouds presage rain.

Term

Pulverize

Verb

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Definition

To crush or to grind into dust or powder.

The hurrican pulverized the beachside cabi s until they were unrecognizeable.

Term

Recondite

Adj

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Definition

Difficult to understand;abstruse.

The law of primgeniture during the plantagenet era is one of the Recondite subject on which Ms.Gonzalz is an expert.

Term

Repulse

verb

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Definition

To repel;to drive back.

The unsavory incident concernig the man and his dogs repulsed those who witnessed it.

Term

seismic

Adj

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Definition

Caused by or having to do with earthquakes

The new leadership promises politcal changes of  seismic proportions

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Undulate

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Definition

To form or move in waves

The wheat field undulate in the world.

Term

Upheaval

Noun

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Definition

An Radical or violent change.

Small epheavlas in our lawn reavled the subterran paths of moles.

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