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Lesson 12- Book D
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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Language - English
10th Grade
06/02/2012

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Term
confluence
Definition
1.The flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influence, or cultures

2.An assembling or flocking together in a crowd
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effluent
Definition
A stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or from a channel or sewer
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flux
Definition
1.A flow

2.A continuous succession of changes
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dehydrate
Definition
To remove water or moisture
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hydrology
Definition
The study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere
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cormorant
Definition
1.A dark, hook-billed sea bird

2.A greedy person
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marinade
Definition
A liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor food
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nauseate
Definition
1.To cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick

2.To cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust
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nave
Definition
The long central part of a church, extending from the entrance to the altar
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pontiff
Definition
A pope or bishop
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pontificate
Definition
To speak with pompous authority

The office of a pontiff; papacy
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undulate
Definition
To have or to cause to have a wavy motion
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redound
Definition
To reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably
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redundant
Definition
1.Superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer
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inundate
Definition
1.To submerge or overflow with water; to flood

2.To overwhelm
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