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Vocab
What I Learned Over Summer Vacation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balderdash, n. | senseless talk or writing; nonsense |
| lift, n. | an upward force that counteracts the force of gravity, produce by changing the direction and speed of a moving stream of air |
| thrust, n. | a force that increase the speed of an object |
| obstreperous, adj. | noisy and difficult to control |
| salient, adj. | most noticeable or important; prominent; conspicuous |
| inconspicuous, adj. | not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous |
| perimeter, n. | the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object |
| circumference, n. | the edge or region that entirely surrounds something |
| precipitous, adj. | dangerously high or steep; (of a change to a worse situation) sudden and dramatic |