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VCR D Lesson 12
VCR D Lesson 12 Flashcards
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/14/2009

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Term
Confluence
Definition
1. The flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or cultures.
2. An assembling or flocking together in a crowd.
Term
Effluent
Definition
A stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or from a channel or sewer.
Term
Flux
Definition
1. A flow.
2. A continuous succession of changes.
Term
Dehydrate
Definition
To remove water or moisture.
Term
Hydrology
Definition
The study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere.
Term
Cormorant
Definition
1. A dark, hook-billed sea bird.
2. A greedy person.
Term
Marinade
Definition
A liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor meat or fish for a period of time before cooking.
Term
Nauseate
Definition
1. To cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick.
2. To cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust.
Term
Nave
Definition
The long central part of a church, extending from the entrance to the altar, with isles along the sides.
Term
Pontiff
Definition
A pope or bishop.
Term
Pontificate
Definition
To speak with pompous authority.
Term
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 (upon a person or thing).
Term
Redundant
Definition
1. Superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer.
2. Verbose; needlessly repetitious.
Term
Inundate
Definition
1. To submerge or overflow with water; to flood.
2. To overwhelm.
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