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JH American History
Notgrass American History Unit 7-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concentration | The act or process of close, undivided attention. |
| Architecture | The art and science of designing and constructing buildings. |
| Abolitionist | A person who favors the ending (abolition) of any law or practice deemed harmful to society. |
| Peal | A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime. |
| Pacifist | The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully. |
| Spokesman | A man who speaks on behalf of another or others. |
| Astronomy | The scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena. |
| Botany | The science or study of plants. |
| Tourniquet | A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to temporarily stop the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb. |
| Invaluable | Having great value that is impossible to calculate; priceless. |
| Stalactites | A pointed piece of rock that hangs down from the roof of a cave and that is formed by dripping water which contains minerals. |
| Stalagmites | A pointed piece of rock that sticks up from the floor of a cave and that is formed by dripping water which contains minerals. |
| Leaching | Loss of soluble substances and colloids from the top layer of soil by percolating precipitation. |
| Ecosystem | The relationships between a group of living things interacting with their environment, especially under natural conditions. |
| Ridicule | Harsh comments made by people who are laughing at someone or something. |
| Syllabary | A series or set of written characters each one of which is used to represent a syllable. |
| Bilingual | Able to speak and understand two languages. |
| Tracts | A leaflet or pamphlet containing verses from scripture. |
| Pension | A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit to an employee who no longer works for the company. |
| Expansion | The state of being increased. |
| Administered | To give or apply in a formal way. |
| Transfer | 1. To convey or cause to pass from one place, person, or thing to another. |
| Primitive | Unsophisticated; being little evolved from an early ancestral type. |
| Illusion | The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief. |
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