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vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tempo | the speed or pace of music (or activity) |
| temporary | lasting only a short time |
| temporarily | for a limited time |
| contemporary | existing at the same time ;modern |
| contemporaries | people living at the same time |
| extemporary or extemporaneous | done without perparation off the cuff (out of time to prepare ) |
| temporize | to delay or avoid making a decision to buy time |
| temporal | related to time or the physical world ( as opposed to eternal/spiritual ) |
| pentagon | a shape with five sides also refers to the U.S department of defense |
| pentathlon | a sporting event consisting of five different events |
| pentagram | a five pointed star often associated with various symbolic |
| pentameter | a line of verse with five metrical feet common in poetry |
| contain | to hold within |
| maintain | to keep or hold something in its currents states |
| obtain | to get or hold something |
| retain | to keep or hold to |
| sustain | to support or hold something up |
| detain | to hold back or delayed |
| entertain | originally to hold someone's attentions or keep them engaged |
| abstain | to hold back or refrain from something |
| attain | to reach or gain something (hold onto a goal) |
| pertain | to related to be or connected to (what something hold relevance to). |