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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Ellipse | (noun) an oval shape *used in *geometry* |
Embargo | (noun) a government's refusal to trade to trade with a specific country |
Enthusiastic | (noun) showing great excitement or interest |
Exponent | (noun) mathematical symbol for multiplying a number by itself the little number in the following are exponents 3/4 , 2/5, 6/7 |
Exult | (verb) to rejoice to praise |
Fallacy | (noun) a lire or falsehood |
Flourish | (verb) to do well; to grow and develop |
Formidable | (adjective) difficult to defeat |
Gargoyle | (noun) a statute some people use to "scare bad spirits away" |
Guerrilla | (noun) a member of a military force that is not a part of a regular army and operates in small bands (adjective) like the actions of guerrilla |
guru | (noun) teacher, someone who is very talented at one thing |
Heritage | (noun) tradition; something passed down from one generation to the next |
hieroglyphic | (noun) writing done in pictures; typically reference writing of ancient Egyptians |
hologram | (noun) a third image created by two laser beams |
Hypocrisy | (noun) a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs, or principles that one does not rally possess |