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16 Cards in this Set
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introduction |
the part of a book or other writing the leads up to and explains what will be found in the main part. |
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tribute |
a payment demanded by state or city goods, services or safe entry . |
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historian |
a expert in history and/or a writer of accounts of historical events. |
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philosopher |
a thinker who deeply and seriously considers human affairs and life in general. |
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axis of rotation |
an imaginary line around which a turning body |
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revolution |
a motion of thing one thing around another |
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season |
one part of a yearly pattern of temperature change and weather trends caused by the tilt of the Earths axis. |
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equinox |
a time, twice a year, when sunlight shines for the same amount of time on the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. |
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transition |
a change from one state, stage, place or subject to another. |
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ellipse |
a closed, symmetric curve shaped like a oval |
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solstice |
in a orbit, it is a place and time when one hemisphere gets the most sunlight and the other gets the least. |
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fluent |
able to speak or write smoothly , easily , or readible. |
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collaborate |
work together on a project |
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geometry |
mathematics study of lines , angels ,and shapes |
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conclusion |
the last part of something in a summary |
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mythology |
a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person |
