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Unit 6 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commodity | an item of value that is bought and sold |
| distribution | the process of delivering or handing out goods |
| dominant | rules, governs, controls, or has authority over all others |
| edible | is safe or fit to eat |
| impenetrable | impossible to enter or breakthrough; difficult to understand |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| replenished | refilled, resupplied, or made complete again |
| significant | important, having special meaning or consequence |
| agitated | excited, disturbed, shaken up |
| crucial | extremely important |
| futile | incapable of producing a result; unsuccessful or useless |
| populous | full of people |
| presumed | assumed or supposed it |
| smoldering | burning with few or no flames |
| undiminished | not lessened or decreased |
| urgency | a demand for immediate action |
| alternative | allows or offers a choice between two or more things |
| correspond | to agree, match; to be similar |
| extract | pull or take out forcibly |
| foliage | cluster or group of plant or flower leaves |
| hypothesis | a guess or assumption believed to be true that hasn't been tested or proven |
| protein | an organic molecule found in all living cells of animals and plants and essential for growth and life |
| resilient | able to spring back or recover from a difficult situation |
| saturated | full or soaked with a liquid |
| bedrock | solid, unbroken rock beneath the soil |
| embark | to start or set out as on a trip or activity |
| excavation | an area in which something has been exposed or uncovered for investigation |
| exquisite | having beauty, perfection, or excellence in craftsmanship or form |
| intriguing | appeals to a person's curiosity or interest |
| intrinsic | belonging to the nature or character of a thing; a quality that is part of its nature |
| methodical | in a systematic, regular, routine way |
| meticulously | very carefully; with great attention to detail |
| recreation | an activity that a person does for fun or to refresh his or her mind or body after work or worry |
| incentive | something that motivates or causes action |
| unfettered | free and unrestricted |
| horizons | the limits of a person's experience or knowledge |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| imagery | words and phrases that require the reader to use his or her senses |
| ode | a long poem that expresses a feeling, such as praise |
| repetition | when the same word, phrase, or pattern occurs more than once |
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JudyDavenport
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