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Vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perseverance | keep trying to do something even though it's hard and there might be obstacles. |
| aesthetic purpose | to create an emotional response in a reader. |
| biology | the study of living things. |
| province | administrative district of a country. |
| synergy | two things interacting so their combined effect is greater than the sum of the parts. |
| reasoning | drawing inferences and conclusions using what you already know. |
| ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in 2 possible ways. |
| carbon | a nonmetallic element, usually organic, such as coal, petroleum, limestone. |
| primate | First in authority or leader; a mammal in the same order. |
| diffusion | the spread of elements from one area to another, as in light, liquids, gas, solids. |
| precision | accuracy; taking great care to be accurate. |
| idiom | an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own. |
| meiosis | a cell process that causes chromosomes to be reduced by one-half |
| status quo | the current situation; the way things are right now. |
| containment | preventing the spread of something. |