Vocab test 14 Flashcards
(33 cards)
indication
something that points out or indicates a sign
taffeta
a stiff crisp shiny fabric made of silk nylom or rayon
contribute
to give help or money
humorous
full of humor amusing
antidote
something that works against the affect of poison
loiter
to stand around in a public place doing nothing in particular
tattered
broken- down or worn out
exquisite
of exceptional beauty finely made
radiated
denoting energy emitted
tyrannical
power in a cruel arbitory way
eyeballing
to look at staring closely
accommodations
temporary lodings
freak
a person animal or plant with an unusual physical abnormality
biome
a large area of the Earth characterized by plants animals soil and climate found in the area
geothermal
transferring heat from within the Earth to its surface
weather
daily state of the atmosphere in a specific area
jet stream
an area of fast moving winds
mricoburst
a phenomenon that occurs when a sudden down rush of air from a thunder cloud creates powerful winds
theater of operations
military terms referring to land and sea areas to be invaded or defended
leapfrongging
a strategy the Allies used to bypass islands
D-Day
First day of the military operation June 6th 1944 was the D-Day for operation Overlord on the beaches of normandy in Northern France
Segregate
To set apart from each other isolate or divide
Equivalent fraction
Different fractions that name the same amount
Reduce
To rewrite a fraction and its lowest term