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Vocabulary, Unit 5
vocabulary words and roots
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8th Grade
01/17/2012
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Term
hum
 Definition
"ground, earth"
Term
humility
 Definition
n. Lack of pride; modesty
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exhume
 Definition
v. To remove from the ground; dig up
Term
stell
 Definition
"star"
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stellar
 Definition
adj. Excellent; outstanding
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astr
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"star"
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astronomical
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adj. Enormous; immense
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neb, nimb
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"cloud"
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nebulous
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adj. Not definite; vague
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nimbus
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n. A cloud
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celes
 Definition
"sky"
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celestial
 Definition
adj. Having to do with the sky or heavens
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terr
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"earth, ground"
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terrestrial
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adj. Earthly; of or from land
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inter
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v. To put into the ground; to bury
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subterranean
 Definition
adj. Beneath the ground
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