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7th Vocabulary 23+24
Hoxie - Vocabulary Lessons 23 and 24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calligraphy | n - the art of fine handwriting; decorative handwriting |
| cartography | n - the technique or art of making maps or charts |
| demography | n - the study of characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, age |
| epigram | n - a short, clever poem or saying |
| graphic | n - a visual representation, such as a graph or picture adj - described in a vivid and effective manner |
| holography | n - a photographic technique that produces three-denominational images |
| monogram | n - a design composed of single letters, usually initials v - to make a design of single letters, usually initials |
| monograph | n - a scholarly report on one subject |
| seismograph | n - an instrument for measuring and recording movements of the earth's crust |
| typography | n - the style and arrangement of text, either printed on paper or displayed on a screen |
| affulent | adj - rich; wealthy |
| deflect | v - to turn aside or redirect; to cause to go in another direction |
| flex | v - to bend OR to contract a muscle |
| fluid | n - a substance that flows, often taking the shape of it's container adj - having smooth, flowing motion; graceful adj - easily changed |
| flume | n - a narrow passage with deep rocky sides and water flowing through it OR a man-made channel or chute for flowing water |
| inflexible | adj - not easily bent; stiff OR not changeable |
| influential | adj - having the power and importance to affect something |
| influx | n - a flowing or coming in |
| reflex | n - the ability to react quickly to actions or events OR an automatic physical response |