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Woods Runner List #2
math, science, social & LA vocabulary
20
Literature
5th Grade
02/13/2013

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Term
retreat
Definition

to stop fighting and move away from the enemy

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ambassadors
Definition

representatives sent by one government to another

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negotiate
Definition

to talk about something in order to reach an agreement

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finance
Definition

to provide money for

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mixture
Definition

the combination of 2 or more substances that DO NOT form a new substance (Ex:chex mix, trail mix)

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solute
Definition

the part that gets dissolved (Ex: salt, sugar, powdered koolaid)

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solvent
Definition

the part that does the dissolving (liquid) (Ex:water)

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solution
Definition

a mixture whose particles are the size of atoms or molecules.  Something has been completely dissolved.

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suspension
Definition

a mixture whose particles settle and separate after a few hours (Ex: Italian salad dressing)

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homogeneous
Definition

made up of things that either look the same or are the same

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heterogeneous
Definition

made up of things that are different

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filtration
Definition

the passing of a mixture through a system that can separate small particles from larger particles (straining)

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covert
Definition

disguised; purposefully kept secret

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enterprise
Definition

an especially complicted, difficult, or risky project or undertaking

 

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infiltrate
Definition
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
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placate
Definition

to appease or pacify; to quiet or calm

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serrated
Definition

having notched edges like a saw

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siege
Definition

the surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it

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parallel lines
Definition

lines in a plane that are always the same distance apart; they never

intersect

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perpendicular lines
Definition

two lines that intersect to form right angles

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