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Unit 4: Other Worlds — Vocabulary Flashcards

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Aurora Definition

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a glow or display of light

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Cavernous Definition

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cave-like

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Chars Definition

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matter blackened by burning

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Delirium Definition

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crazed thoughts or mental confusion

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Franchise Definition

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a special right or privilege

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Graft Definition

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illegal or questionable contributions; bribes

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Infinitesimally Definition

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in an extremely small way

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Mail Definition

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armor made of metal links or plates

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Paradox Definition

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a statement that contradicts itself

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Phlegm Definition

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mucus in breathing passages

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Piston Definition

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a machine part that moves up and down

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Resilient Definition

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capable of withstanding shock

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Scrabbled Definition

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groped clumsily

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Subliminal Definition

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below the threshold of consciousness

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Taint Definition

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contaminating mark or influence

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Temperament Definition

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one’s nature or personality

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Undulate Definition

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move in waves

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Abrasive Definition

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rough; harsh

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Dendrites Definition

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brain cells that serve as connectors and

receive messages

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Hierarchical Definition

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arranged by rank

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Seminal Definition

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strongly influencing later developments

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Spawned Definition

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generated; brought into existence

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Cybernetic Definition

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having the quality of humans and machines combined

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Avatar Definition

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an electronic image that represents the computer user

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Choreographed Definition
arranged or directed movements, as in dance
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Domain Definition
territory
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Gargoyles Definition
grotesque human or animal figures
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Magus Definition
magician or sorcerer
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Mayhem Definition
confusion; violence
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Persona Definition
the personality one projects in public
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Submerged Definition
underwater
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Synchronization Definition
having sound happen at the same | time as action
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Terrain Definition
landscape; territory
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Trajectory Definition
curved path through space
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Vortex Definition
something that resembles a whirlpool
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Whorls Definition
things that whirl, coil, or spiral
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Auxiliary Definition
reserve; used when something else fails
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Bedlam Definition
uproar; confusion
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Craven Definition
lacking the least bit of courage
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Cur Definition
surly, cowardly fellow; also mutt or mixed breed | dog
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Derisive Definition
expressing scorn or contempt
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Disdainful Definition
full of contempt
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Haggard Definition
having a worn appearance
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Inscrutable Definition
mysterious; not readily understood
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Insolent Definition
insultingly disrespectful
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Rakishly Definition
in a carelessly unusual way
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Rending Definition
splitting
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Vaulted Definition
jumped
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Desiccated Definition
preserved by drying
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Exercises Definition
engages the attention and effort of
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Perverse Definition
wrongheaded; stubbornly opposing what is | right, reasonable, or accepted
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Precincts Definition
places; locales
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Restive Definition
stubbornly resisting control
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Separatists Definition
those who want to break away for racial, | cultural, or ethnic reasons
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Cape Definition
point of land jutting into the sea
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Escarpment Definition
long cliff or steep slope
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Flotsam Definition
floating refuse
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Frivolity Definition
foolishness
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Furrows Definition
grooves; channels
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Jubilation Definition
joyfulness
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Labyrinths Definition
places full of intricate passageways and | blind alleys
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Promontory Definition
a high point of land
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Virile Definition
manly; masterful

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