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Word Clues 12
My 31 words and word parts for "Word Clues 12"
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/15/2013

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therm
Definition
heat
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hydr
Definition
water
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bar
Definition
weight;pressure
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hygr
Definition
moisture
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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,schis
Definition
cleave
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od
Definition
way;path
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pseudo-
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 type of contour line that connects points
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hydophobia
Definition
Extreme or irrational fear of water
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hygrometer
Definition
An instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or a gas
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isobar
Definition
A curve or formula representing a physical system at constant pressure.
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phosphorus
Definition
combustible nonmetal that exists in two common allotropic forms
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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
Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
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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 people
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pseudonym
Definition
A fictitious name
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pyrotechnical
Definition
Of or relating to fireworks
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photograph
Definition
A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive material
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holocaust
Definition
The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45
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