Notgrass American History Unit 7-9
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| Concentration | The act or process of close, undivided attention.
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| Architecture | The art and science of designing and constructing buildings.
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| Abolitionist | A person who favors the ending (abolition) of any law or practice deemed harmful to society.
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| Peal | A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime.
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| Pacifist | The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully.
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| Spokesman | A man who speaks on behalf of another or others.
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| Astronomy | The scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena.
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| Botany | The science or study of plants.
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| Tourniquet | A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to temporarily stop the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
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| Invaluable | Having great value that is impossible to calculate; priceless.
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| Stalactites | A pointed piece of rock that hangs down from the roof of a cave and that is formed by dripping water which contains minerals.
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| Stalagmites | A pointed piece of rock that sticks up from the floor of a cave and that is formed by dripping water which contains minerals.
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| Leaching | Loss of soluble substances and colloids from the top layer of soil by percolating precipitation.
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| Ecosystem | The relationships between a group of living things interacting with their environment, especially under natural conditions.
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| Ridicule | Harsh comments made by people who are laughing at someone or something.
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| Syllabary | A series or set of written characters each one of which is used to represent a syllable.
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| Bilingual | Able to speak and understand two languages.
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| Tracts | A leaflet or pamphlet containing verses from scripture.
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| Pension | A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit to an employee who no longer works for the company.
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| Expansion | The state of being increased.
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| Administered | To give or apply in a formal way.
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| Transfer | 1. To convey or cause to pass from one place, person, or thing to another.
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| Primitive | Unsophisticated; being little evolved from an early ancestral type.
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| Illusion | The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief.
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