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List GA-5
Vocabulary GA-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autograph | a person's name written by that person |
| automatic | moving or acting by itself; done without thought or attention |
| automobile | a passenger vehicle that is self-propelled by an engine |
| automotive | having to do with cars, trucks, and other self-propelled vehicles |
| autobiography | a person's account of his or her own life |
| biography | a record of a person's life written by another person |
| graph | a diagram that shows how one quantity depends on or changes with another |
| paragraph | a group of sentences about a topic |
| phonograph | a record player |
| absolutely | completely, entirely; without doubt |
| approximately | almost exactly |
| divinely | in a godlike manner; delightfully (informal) |
| formerly | at an earlier time |
| hastily | quickly |
| perpetually | lastingly |
| simultaneously | happening at the same time |
| calculate | 1. to determine by mathematical methods; compute; 2. to determine by reasoning, common sense; estimate |
| collide | 1. to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash; 2. to clash; conflict |
| deputy | person appointed to do the work of or act in the place of another; assistant to certain public officials |
| impact | 1. the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision; 2. influence; effect |
| momentary | lasting only a moment; fleeting; transitory |
| pilfer | steal in small quantities; petty theft |
| plaque | 1. a flat plate of metal, wood, etc., usually intended to be hung up as wall decorations; 2. a thin film of saliva and food particles which forms on the surface of the teeth; 3 patch of waxy deposit on the inner wall of an artery |
| restrain | hold back; keep within limits |
| break bread with someone | to eat together |
| eat like a horse | to eat a lot of food often |
| eat someone out of house and home | to eat a lot of food in someone's home |
| pig out | to eat a lot |
| stuff your face | to eat a lot quickly or continuously |
| pick at food | to eat in small pieces without enjoyment |
| drink to someone/something | to take a drink (usually of alcohol) to wish good health or good luck to someone or something |
| drown your sorrows | to drink a lot of alcohol to stop feeling sad |
| wash something down | to drink liquid to help swallow food or medicine |
| break out something | to serve food or drinks to people |
| whip up something | to quickly prepare something to eat |
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mackerman
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