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Word Clues 12
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Language - English
11th Grade
09/08/2013

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Term
therm
Definition
heat
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hydr
Definition
water
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hygr
Definition
moisture
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bar
Definition
weight; pressure
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phot, phos
Definition
light
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pyr
Definition
fire
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aer
Definition
lower air
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ether
Definition
upper air
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caust, caut
Definition
burn
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schiz, schis
Definition
cleave
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od
Definition
way; path
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pseudo-
Definition
false; counterfeit
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-phoria, -phery
Definition
a bearing; a carrying; production
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-phor, -pher
Definition
that which bears
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-phore, -phorus
Definition
carries, produces
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-phoric, -phorous
Definition
bearing; producing
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isotherm
Definition
a line on a map or chart of the earth's surface connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or the same mean temperature for a given period
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hydrophobia
Definition
a morbid dread of water
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hygrometer
Definition
any of several instruments for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere
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isobar
Definition
an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting or marking places of equal barometric pressure
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phosphorus
Definition
a phosphorescent substance or body; especially : one that shines or glows in the dark
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pyromaniac
Definition
an irresistible impulse to start fires
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aeronautics
Definition
a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
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ethereal
Definition
of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
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caustic
Definition
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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schism
Definition
division, separation; also : discord, disharmony a schism between political parties
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exodus
Definition
capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
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pseudonym
Definition
a fictitious name; especially
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pyrotechnical
Definition
f or relating to pyrotechnics
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photograph
Definition
a picture or likeness obtained by photography
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holocaust
Definition
a sacrifice consumed by fire
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