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VanlaanenvQuiz 3
vocab flashcards for jan 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| QUOTA | Definition: A limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular. synonym:Allocation part of speech:Noun |
| Embargo | Definition: an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. Synonym: prohibit part of speech:Noun |
| lichen | Definition:: a type of small plant that grows on rocks and walls Synonym: skin disease part of speech:Noun |
| hypocrisy | Definition: the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. Synonym: insincerity part of speech:Noun |
| voracious | Definition: having a huge appetite Synonym: insatiable part of speech: Adjective |
| Exponent | definition; a person who believe and promotes the truth or benefit of an idea synonym:advocate part of speech:Noun |
| Pulverize | definition:to reduce ( as by crushing , beating, or grinding) to very small particles. synonym:crush part of speech:Verb |
| ellipse | definition: a shape that resembles a flattened circle synonym:circle part of speech: noun |
| phloem | definition:vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and metabolic product Down word from leaves synonym:bast part of speech:Noun |
| recede | definition:o grow less or smaller synonym: with draw part of speech:verb |