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Greek root for sun
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helios
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flowers that turn towards the sun
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heliotrope
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-trope = turn
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a colorless gas lighter than air used in baloons
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helium
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towards the sun
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point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the sun
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perihelion
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peri- = around
i.e. perimeter opposite of aphelion |
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point in a planet's orbit when it is furthest from the sun
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aphelion
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apo- = away or separate
i.e. apostrophe opposite of perihelion |
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an instrument for observing the sun and sun spots
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helioscope
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-scope = used for observing
as in telescope |
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an instrument used for measuring the sun and angles of other celestial bodies
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heliometer
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meter is a unit of measurement
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sharp or strong and sensistive
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acute
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sharp angles in math
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to annoy or worry someone
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vex
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to have not allowed yourself to express something
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stifled
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a ______ cry
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to become smaller or less; to decrease in size
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wane
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waxing and ____-ing of the moon
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a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude
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audacity
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in a remarkable or noticeable way
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singularly
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strongly and often angrily in emotion
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vehemently
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characterized by doing something you tell someone else not to do
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hypocritical
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the change or omission of something (often letters in a word)
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dissimulation
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very strongly felt
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profound
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the quality of being very wise
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sagacity
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an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof
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supposition
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a narrow opening or crack in a hard surface and especially in rock
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crevice
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