Es157 Ch.9

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v. [T]to praise, give recognition to: She was ~ed by the mayor with a good citizenship award.

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honor

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n.[C] the strong cloth that helps a boat move with the wind: The ~s on the ship were not moving; there was no wind.

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sail

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adj. mentally ill, crazy: The doctors knew the man was ~ when he heard voices in an empty room.

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insane

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v. [T] to protect against attack: The army ~ed the city.

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defend

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v. [I;T] to turn around s.t., move in a circle, (syn.) to rotate: The room began to ~, then she fainted.

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revolve

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n. an optical instrument used to make distant objects seem larger: Observatories use giant ~s to look at the sky.

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telescope

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n. a moon or other object in space that circles a larger object, such as a planet: The moon we see at night is Earth's only ~.

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satellite

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n. a large system of stars: Our ~ is called the Milky Way.

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galaxy

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n. a thousand billions and written as 1,000,000,000,000: The government spending deficit went into the ~s of dollars.

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trillion

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v. [T] to do math (to add, subtract, etc.), figure s.t. (cost, price, equation, problem): The businesswoman ~d the cost of producing a car.

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calculate

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adj. made by man, not made from natural things: The chef always used real vanilla made from vanilla beans rather than ~ vanilla flavoring.

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artificial

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adj. related to a city: Many people move to ~ areas to have the excitement of city life.

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urban

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v. [T] to act the same way as another: The boy ~s his father's way of talking.

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imitate

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adj. common, regular: She wears an ~ pair of shoes to go for a walk.

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ordinary

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v.[T]to behave:The students ~ed themselves well in class today.

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conduct

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n. 1 a path in space followed by a planet, moon, or spacecraft: The space vehicle settled into an ~ around Mars.

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orbit