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Vocabulary Words for Text Complexity Lesson 2 - Pliny Letter - Volcanoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| posterity | noun 1. succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity. 2. all descendants of one person: His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity. |
| enduring | adjective 1. lasting; permanent: a poet of enduring greatness. 2. patient; long-suffering. |
| imperishable | adjective not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring. |
| phenomenon | noun 1. a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature. 2. something that is impressive or extraordinary. 3. a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder. |
| villa | noun 1. a country residence or estate. 2. any imposing or pretentious residence, especially one in the country or suburbs maintained as a retreat by a wealthy person. 3. British . a detached or semidetached dwelling house, usually suburban. |
| innards | noun ( used with a plural verb ) 1. the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera. 2. the internal mechanism, parts, structure, etc., of something; the interior of something: an engine's innards. |
| debris | noun 1. the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid. 2. Geology . an accumulation of loose fragments of rock. |
| populous | adj 1. full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated. 2. jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve. 3. forming or comprising a large number or quantity |