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The naming of names
"The Naming of Names" Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| submerged | sunk; covered with liquid |
| amiss | wrong or improper |
| convivial | sociable or friendly |
| cease | to stop |
| anachronism | something out of its proper time in history, like in television in The Middle Ages or Penicillin in Ancient Rome |
| forlorn | hopeless, deserted, abondoned |
| receded | withdrew; became more distant |
| dwindle | shrink, as in to lessen in quantity |
| flimsy | poorly made; easily broken or damaged |
| climes | regions |
| interior | inside of something (usually a structure) |
| mosaic | made of small pieces of colored stone, glass, etc. |
| pendulums | hanging weights that swing back and forth; used to regulate the movement of old-fashioned clocks |
| vacuum | closed space with the air sucked out |
| plague | deadly disease that spreads quickly |