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Honors Bio Summer Vocab
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Biology
10th Grade
08/26/2009
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Bigamous
 Definition
Having two mates
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Carousal
 Definition
A gathering
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Esthetic
 Definition
Beauty or visual appeal
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Ethics
 Definition
Moral priniciples
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Flora
 Definition
Plant life
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Fauna
 Definition
Animal life
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Gustatory
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Loud
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Hegira
 Definition
Journey or migration
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Ignominious
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Humiliating
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Oxbow
 Definition
Bow shaped bend in a river
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Phalanx
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Group of closely packed things
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Salutary
 Definition
Promoting something beneficial
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Skein
 Definition
Flock of geese, 6+ families or groups of families
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Surreptitious
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Quiet and stealthy
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Acquiesce
 Definition
To comply with or agree
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Appurtenace
 Definition
Right belnging to and passing with property
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Decorum
 Definition
An observance of polite behavior in society
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Equilibrium
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Rest or balance because of equal action of opposite forces
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Evanescent
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Describes something vanishing or scarce
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Exuberant
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enthusiasm or joy
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Fiefdom
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The domain of a land owner
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Firmament
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The sky
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Perpetuity
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The state of being in something forever
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Precocious
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describes something mature or advanced
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punctilious
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Describes something strict or exact in formalities
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Reticent
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Describes something reserved or silent
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Tenure
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The holding of anything
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Anemic
 Definition
Lacking power or vitality
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Aspersion
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Slandering
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Desuetude
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State not being used or practiced
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Disposition
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Tendency of one's emotional outlook
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Echelon
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A level of command or rank
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Herbarium
 Definition
An arranged collection of dried plants
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Elegy
 Definition
Mournful poem
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Slough (slu)
 Definition
Swamp or marsh region
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Slough (sluff)
 Definition
An outer layer that is usually shed
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Annual (plants)
 Definition
Plants that only live one growing season
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Antediluvian
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Old fashioned or very old
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Austerity
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Strict quality
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Anthracite
 Definition
Hard coal
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Cerebration
 Definition
The act of thinking or using the mind
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Delectation
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Enjoyment
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Endowment
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The Act of providing a permanent fund
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Exigencies
 Definition
Things that are urgent
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Gastronomy
 Definition
Art of good eating or cooking
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opulence
 Definition
Wealth or riches
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Paucity
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Smallness of quantity
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perennial (plants)
 Definition
Plants that have a life cycle of 2+ growing seasons
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Rendezvous
 Definition
Meeting or agreement to meet at a certain time or place
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Accoutrements
 Definition
Personal clothingnor accessories
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Avocation
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Something a person does in addition to their occupation, a hobby
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botany
 Definition
Science of plants
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Frivolity
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A lack of seriousness
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Illegitimate
 Definition
Illegal or lesser
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Intangible
 Definition
Cannot be held or touched
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Ornithology
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Science of birds
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Quixotic
 Definition
Very chivalrous or romantic
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