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week of 9-8-14
words
Term | Definition |
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decade n | a period of ten years |
implication n | something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood |
latitude n | the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. |
gnarly adj | Slang. distasteful; distressing; offensive; gross |
longitude n | angular distance east or west on the earths surface measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian as that of Greenwich, England and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in ti |
radically adj | a complete or basic manner; thoroughly; fundamentally |
evolution n | any process of formation or growth; development |
preoccupied adj | completely engrossed in thought; absorbed |
hostage n | a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another |
dissertation n | any formal discourse in speech or writing |