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Literature
12th Grade
08/20/2013

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therm
Definition
heat
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hydr
Definition
water
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hygr
Definition
moisture
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bar
Definition
weight; pressure
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phot , phos
Definition
light
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pyr
Definition
fire
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aer
Definition
lower air
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ether
Definition
upper air
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caust , caut
Definition
burn
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schiz , schise
Definition
cleave
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od
Definition
way; path
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pseundo
Definition
false; counterfeit
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phoria , phery
Definition
a bearing; a carrying; production
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phor , pher
Definition
that which bears
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phore , phorus
Definition
carries; produces
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phoric , phorous
Definition
bearing; producing
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isotherm
Definition
a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
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hydrophobia
Definition
extreme fear of water
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hygrometer
Definition
a instrument used to measure humidity of air or a gas
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isobar
Definition
a line on a map connecting two points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time
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phosphorus
Definition
a chemical element of atomic number 15
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pyromaniac
Definition
a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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aeronautics
Definition
the science or practice of travel through the air
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ethereal
Definition
heavenly or spiritual
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caustic
Definition
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
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schism
Definition
a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties
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exodus
Definition
a mass departure of peaople
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pseudonym
Definition
a fictitious name
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pyrotechnical
Definition
craft of making fireworks
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photograph
Definition
a picture made by using a camera
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holocaust
Definition
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
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