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Vocabulary (Week #10)
Vocabulary from Week 10
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English
9th Grade
01/09/2014

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Term
amorphous
Definition
without definite form; shapeless (adj.)
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anthropomorphic
Definition
attributing human form or characteristics to beings not humans, especially gods (adj.)
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dimorphous
Definition
occurring under two distinct forms (adj.)
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endomorhpic
Definition
occurring within; external (adj.)
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heteromorphic
Definition
exhibiting diversity of form (adj.)
Term
metamorphosis
Definition
change of form (n.)
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monomorphic
Definition
having but a single form (adj.)
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morphology
Definition
branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants (n.)
Term
pericardium
Definition
membranous sac enclosing the heart (n.)
Term
perigee
Definition
nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a satellite (n.)
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apogee
Definition
farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a satellite (n.)
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perihelion
Definition
nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet (n.)
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aphelion
Definition
farthest point from the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet (n.)
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perimeter
Definition
the whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure (n.)
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periphery
Definition
outside boundary (n.)
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periphrastic
Definition
expressed in a roundabout way (adj.)
Term
periscope
Definition
instrument permitting those in a submarine a view ("look around") of the surface (n.)
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peristalsis
Definition
wavelike contraction of the intestines which propels contents onward (n.)
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peristyle
Definition
1. row of columns around a building or court (n.)
2. the space so enclosed (n.)
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peritonitis
Definition
inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering the organs) (n.)
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