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Unit 2 List 6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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acquisition | the act obtaining |
buoyancy | the tendency of a body to float or rise when submerged in liquid |
crescendo | gradual increase (usually in music); climax |
nondescript | lacking distinctive or interesting qualities: dull, drab..... |
obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
petulant | rude in speech or behavior |
retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
solemn | somber; serious; thought; intense |
tabulate | to count, record, or list systematically |
unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used; awkward; cumbersome |