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Literature
12th Grade
08/20/2013
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therm
 Definition
heat
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hydr
 Definition
water
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hygr
 Definition
moisture
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bar
 Definition
weight; pressure
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phot , phos
 Definition
light
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pyr
 Definition
fire
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aer
 Definition
lower air
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ether
 Definition
upper air
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caust , caut
 Definition
burn
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schiz , schise
 Definition
cleave
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od
 Definition
way; path
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pseundo
 Definition
false; counterfeit
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phoria , phery
 Definition
a bearing; a carrying; production
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phor , pher
 Definition
that which bears
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phore , phorus
 Definition
carries; produces
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phoric , phorous
 Definition
bearing; producing
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isotherm
 Definition
a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
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hydrophobia
 Definition
extreme fear of water
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hygrometer
 Definition
a instrument used to measure humidity of air or a gas
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isobar
 Definition
a line on a map connecting two points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time
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phosphorus
 Definition
a chemical element of atomic number 15
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pyromaniac
 Definition
a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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aeronautics
 Definition
the science or practice of travel through the air
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ethereal
 Definition
heavenly or spiritual
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caustic
 Definition
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
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schism
 Definition
a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties
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exodus
 Definition
a mass departure of peaople
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pseudonym
 Definition
a fictitious name
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pyrotechnical
 Definition
craft of making fireworks
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photograph
 Definition
a picture made by using a camera
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holocaust
 Definition
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
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