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The Naming of Names
Vocab: The Naming of Names
Term | Definition |
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Submerged | (verb) sunk; covered with liquid |
Amiss | (adj) wrong or improper |
Convivial | (adj) sociable or friendly |
Cease | (verb) to stop |
Anachronism | (noun) something out of its proper time in history, like a television in the middle ages or penicillin in ancient Rome. |
Forlorn | (adj) hopeless, deserted, abandoned |
Receded | (verb) withdrew; became more distant |
Dwindle | (verb) shrink, as in to lessen in quantity |
Flimsy | (adj) poorly made; easily broken or damaged |
Climes | ( noun) regions |
Interior | (noun) inside of something ( usually a structure) |
Mosaic | (noun) made of small pieces or colored stone, glass, etc |
Pendulums | (noun) hanging weights that swing back and forth; used to regulate the movement of old-fashioned clocks |
Vacuum | (noun) closed space with the air sucked out |
Plague | (noun) deadly disease that spreads quickly |