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Etymology
Lesson XI-XIV
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English
12th Grade
09/09/2006

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polygamy
Definition
having more than one wife
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amorphous
Definition
shapeless
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Thaumaturgy
Definition
the making of miracles
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Technical
Definition
having knowledge of scientific or mechanical subject
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Pantomime
Definition
expression by bodily movements withouth using words
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Holocryptic
Definition
wholly or completely concealing
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Diaphanous
Definition
of so fine a texture it seems transparent
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heliotropism
Definition
growth towards or away from the sun
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atrophy
Definition
decrease in size or wasting away of a body part
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Catastrophe
Definition
a great disaster
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clinometer
Definition
instrument for determining angles of slope
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demagogue
Definition
person who appeals to emotions and prejudices of others to gain political power.
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acrobat
Definition
a performer of gymnastic feats
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ballistics
Definition
science of the motion of projectiles
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allonym
Definition
pen name used by a writer
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isotherm
Definition
line on weather map connectiong points with equal temperature
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hydrophobic
Definition
abnormal fear of water
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hygrometer
Definition
instrument for measureing water vapor content in the atmosphere
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isobar
Definition
line drawn on weather map connecting the same point of barometric pressure
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phosphorus
Definition
type of nonmetallic element
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pyromaniac
Definition
a compulsion to set things on fire
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aeronautics
Definition
the science or art of flight
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ethereal
Definition
light, airy, heavenly, delicate
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caustic
Definition
capable of destroying living tissue or severely sarcastic
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Schism
Definition
a seperation into factions
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exodus
Definition
a going out or migration of many people
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pseudonym
Definition
a fictatious name like a pen name
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pyrotechnical
Definition
pertaining to fireworks
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photograph
Definition
a picture
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holocaust
Definition
a great devastation or destruction
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